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- ↑ "Government Of the Punjab - District Gazetteer - Muzaffargarh District 2019" (PDF). gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk.
- ↑ "Jhanda Singh". The Sikh Encyclopedia. 2000-12-19. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ↑ "Review of Saddozai Afghans of Multan". www.fsaijazuddin.pk. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ↑ "Shujabad wall". Dawn.Com. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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