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- ↑ Nehayan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al (22 February 2016). Karachi in the Twenty-First Century: Political, Social, Economic and Security Dimensions. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-8934-6.
- ↑ "Dastar bandi: Zardari takes over as chief of his own tribe". The Express Tribune. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ Nahyan, Mansoor Bin Tahnoon Al; Hussain, Jamal; Ghafoor, Asad ul (9 May 2019). Tribes of Pakistan. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3439-1.
