- Meerwala
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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) is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the mouza (29°22′26″N 70°47′35″E / 29.374°N 70.793°E).
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Meerwala gained notoriety as the location of the gang rape of Mukhtar Mai in June 2002.[1][2] Sajid Jatoi, the chief editor of the daily newspaper The Ideal Pakistan, belongs to Meerwala.
References
- ^ Zara Farooqui (16 March 2011). "The Long Road to Justice". Newsline (Pakistan: Newsline Publications (Pvt) Ltd). http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2011/03/the-long-road-to-justice/. Retrieved 2011-03-18.; archived here by WebCite
- ^ Hussain, Anwaar (2 May 2011) "Bury my Heart at Meerwala" Pakistan News Service" PakTribune.com; archived here by WebCite
Categories:- Populated places in Muzaffargarh District
- Punjab, Pakistan geography stubs
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