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- ↑ "KARACHI: Nishtar Park tragedy toll rises". Dawn. 21 April 2006.
- ↑ "Karachi bomb attack leaves at least 45 Sunni worshippers dead". The Guardian. 12 April 2006.
- ↑ "50 Killed in Bombing at a Sunni Prayer Service in Karachi". The New York Times. 12 April 2006.
- ↑ Special Coverage of Nishtar Park bombing, Jang Group Online
- ↑ Three LJ activists indicted in Nishtar Park blast case, Dawn (newspaper), 2 September 2009
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