* Kot Usman Khan  St. Hakeem Ilyas, Kasur.

1- Interview Shamim Akhtar w/o Nazir Ahmad Zahid (Kasur: 20th March 2023)

2- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Chan da Parchhawan (Lahore: Ibrahim and Sons Publishers, 1996)24.

3- Sardar Muhammad Khan (Martab) Punjabi Urdu Dictionary, Volume II, (Lahore: Punjabi Literary Board, 2009)

4- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Jind Tsihey Lendi Rhi (Lahore: Roshan Khayal Publishers, 2006)26.

5- Ghulam Mustafa Bismal (Martab)- Punjabi Ghazal Da Irtqa (Lahore: PILAC, 1996)6.

6- Arif Abdul Mateen, Prof.- Eklape Da Safar (Lahore: Technical Publishers 2010)23.

7- Akhtar Jafri, Syed.- Tanqidi Wachar (Lahore: Taj Book Dept, 1991)24.

8- Ghulam Mustafa Bismal- Punjabi Ghazal (Lahore: Panjand Academy Publishers, 1983)13.

9- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Udriyaan Akh da (Lahore: Punjabi Center Publishers, 2010)31.

10- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Chan da Parchhawan, 41.

11- As Above, 38.

12- As Above, 31.

13- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Udriyaan Akh da, 44.

14- As Above, 42.

15- As Above, 9.

16- As Above, 21.

17- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Chan da Parchhawan, 41.

18- As Above, 13.

19- As Above, 17.

20- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Jind Tsihey Lendi Rhi, 93.

21- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Udriyaan Akh da, 62.

22- Faisal Jappa, Dr.- Punjabi Rung (Lahore: Dogar Publishers, 2017)39.

23- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Udriyaan Akh da, 62.

24- As Above, 84.

25- Muhammad Asif Khan- Akhia Bullhey Shah ne (Lahore: Pakistan Punjabi Adabi Board, 2016) 227-229

26- Nazir Ahmad Zahid- Udriyaan Akh da, 100.

27- As Above, 101.

28- As Above, 100.

29- As Above, 91.

30- As Above, 68.

31- As Above, 99.