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- ↑ Soomro, Mohammad Qasim. Muslim Politics in Sindh, 1938-1947 . Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan: Pakistan Study Centre, University of Sindh, 1989. p. 29
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
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