Family Settlement in Pakistan: Can Female Heirs Be Left Out?
Can brothers legally divide their late father’s property without informing their sisters? This question has affected thousands of Pakistani families
Legal Topics
Legal Topics section covers public legal awareness articles on inheritance law, family law, khula, divorce, women harassment, property law, land revenue law, gift and hiba cases, power of attorney fraud, tax law, and corporate law in Pakistan.
Tamleek Law in Pakistan: High Court Rejects 56-Year-Old Gift Deed
A father passes away, leaving behind sons and daughters as his legal heirs. Years later, the brothers suddenly claim that
Property Ownership Dispute in Sindh: Why Did a Gift Claim Fail?
Imagine receiving land from your mother through a registered gift deed, getting the mutation entered in your name, and believing
Gift in Pakistan: 7 Rules That Decided a Property Ownership Battle
Imagine gifting half of your property to someone, allowing the transfer to be recorded in official records, and then years
Property Possession in Pakistan: When Can a Land Dispute Be Criminal?
Imagine cultivating land for years, believing it belongs to you, only to find yourself facing a criminal case, a prison
Property Transfer Through Power of Attorney: Can an Attorney Sell?
What happens when a person living abroad trusts his brother with a General Power of Attorney, only to later discover
Partition of Inherited Land in Pakistan: Can Brothers Block a Sister?
Can brothers stop their sister’s inherited land share only by saying that the land is already in their possession? This
Fake Sale Deed in Pakistan: 7 Powerful Lessons from Supreme Court
Property fraud is not always done with force. Sometimes it happens quietly, through papers, signatures, mutation entries and old revenue
Power of Attorney Misuse in Pakistan: How Can Property Rights Be Lost?
A power of attorney is created because one person trusts another. In many Pakistani families, a sister signs a document
Christian Divorce in Pakistan: What Did Lahore High Court Decide?
Marriage is not only a private relationship. For many people, it is a matter of faith, family, honour, identity and