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B. Figure, ) with shrine elites (b) Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhary (tenure 2005-2013) at Shrine of Hazrat Sachal Sharif in Sindh with shrine elites Figure B, Merit Decisions by District Average (a) Shrines and Average Merit Decisions Before Coup, vol.4, 1986.

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, Note: The figures on the left averages Merit decisions by the district regardless of the year, whereas, the figures on the right provides an average of each district for a given year