Mehrabadi
Village in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mehrabadi (Urdu: مہرآبادى) is a neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.[1] It has a mixed population that includes a substantial number of people from the country's Christian minority.[2] It is located near sector G-11 of the city.[3]
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Mehrabadi
مہرآبادى | |
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Coordinates: 33.15°N 73.22°E / 33.15; 73.22 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Islamabad Capital Territory |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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In August 2012, it was the location of the controversial arrest of 14-year-old girl, Rimsha Masih, on blasphemy charges.[4] The resulting inter-communal tensions caused most of the Christian inhabitants of the area to flee to other parts of the city.[5] As of 31 August 2012[update] many had begun to return to their homes in the area.[1]