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- ↑ "Crushed men in collapsing of bridge". The Express Tribune . May 15, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Two ex-chiefs of NHA acquitted". Dawn. May 15, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
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