Meerwala

The name Meerwala refers to both a mouza and a small village of Jatoi, a rural tehsil in the Muzaffargarh District of Pakistan. The village (29°27′11″N 70°46′48″E / 29.453°N 70.780°E / 29.453; 70.780) is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the mouza (29°22′26″N 70°47′35″E / 29.374°N 70.793°E / 29.374; 70.793).

News

Meerwala gained notoriety as the location of the gang rape of Mukhtar Mai in June 2002.[1][2] Sajid Jatoi (he is young jiurnalist /chief editor/publisher& should be awarded as gains book of world record), the chief editor of the daily newspaper The Ideal Pakistan,www.idealpakistannews.com, belongs to Meerwala.

References

  1. ↑ Zara Farooqui (16 March 2011). "The Long Road to Justice". Newsline (Pakistan: Newsline Publications (Pvt) Ltd). Retrieved 2011-03-18.; archived here by WebCite
  2. ↑ Hussain, Anwaar (2 May 2011) "Bury my Heart at Meerwala" Pakistan News Service" PakTribune.com; archived here by WebCite
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