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- ↑ "UNDP Pakistan builds Gilgit Baltistan Judiciary's capacity with Human Rights and Rule of Law trainings | UNDP in Pakistan". pk.undp.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ "First Judicial Academy Inaugurated At Gilgit Baltistan". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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