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References
- ↑ Table 13 in Elfenbein (1989)
- ↑ "Profile of Israr Ullah Zehri". Senate of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ Saleem Shahid (16 May 2013). "PML (N) names Zehri for Balochistan CM post". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ "Nawab Sanaullah Zehri quits PML-N accusing Nawaz Sharif of 'betrayal'". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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