Villagers denied facilities excel in legal services

Peelu Wains village home to large number of judges, bureaucrats, lawyers, doctors

NOORPUR THAL:

A village in Noorpur Thal tehsil of Khushab district has no degree college but a 100% literacy rate and is hometown of over 20 judges serving across Punjab.

Peelu Wains village is known as the 'land of judges' despite lacking the necessities of life. Its youth are not only completing their education but also serving on important posts in various departments. The local boys often keep their book with them even while grazing goats and sheep.

As a result, more than 20 sessions and additional sessions judges, senior civil judges and civil judges from the village are serving in various areas of the province.

Some residents of the village are in the Federal Board of Revenue and as deputy commissioners, SP and DSPs.

More than 80 lawyers from the village are also practising in various courts.

The village is named after two brothers, Peelu and Wains, who were born around 1580 on the outskirts of Noorpur Thal and are revered in the region.

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Peelu wrote the everlasting story Mirza Sahiban that is among the masterpieces of Punjabi poetry and is read and heard with great interest in Punjab. He is among the famous Punjabi poets and his poetry is taught in universities.

The village now has a large population, including derajat or the erstwhile camps of settlers.

In spite of lacking amenities like electric supply and roads, the local youth take keen interest in appearing in competitive examinations for civil service and a number of them have been posted at important positions after securing top ranks in the annual tests

Javed Iqbal, a local youth, who does not have electricity in his house, is preparing for the Central Superior Services (CSS) exams after topping in Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Sargodha University. He told The Express Tribune that he wanted to be a police officer.

Sargodha FBR Deputy Commissioner Zafar Jamal Jasra, who belongs to the same village, said some doctors from the locality were also serving in England.

Another local youth urged the government to declare Peelu Wains a model village and provide its residents basic facilities.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 19^th, 2021.