ISLAMABAD – Pakistani national Sheikh Shahid donated his entire propertytowards a fund created to construct dams in the country. All is not welland noble though as his family has turned around and claimed Shahid ismentally unstable and his donation cannot be held valid.
Shahid donated his property worth 80 million Pakistani Rupees towards thedamn fund recently but his family – wife and two sons – has claimed thatthey were never consulted before the decision to donate. The matterescalated quickly and ended up in the country’s top civilian court.
According to Dawn, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, has nowordered for a health checkup of Shahid after his wife alleged that he wassuffering from mental ailments. She said that while she had good relationswith him, Shahid’s mental illness makes him disoriented.
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What could come as a massive relief for Shahid’s wife is that Nisar hasalready said the property cannot be accepted as a donation because ofSharia law which ensures the first right belongs to the heirs.
