The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered a Pakistani citizen to hand over his two children to their polish mothers in a petition regarding the custody dispute of kids. The court directed the citizen to hand over the children and their passports to the FIA for the process.
Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani heard the petition filed by two Polish women seeking custody of their children from Pakistani citizen Muhammad Saleem. The official of the Poland Embassy and the two children appeared before the bench. The petitioner’s counsel argued that his client was a Muslim and he had two children from his two Christian wives.
The children’s father adopted the stance that he brought the children to Pakistan with the consent of their mothers, adding that his relationship with his wives was affected due to religion as they [wives] used to take his kids to church. He said he had a large business chain in Poland and he used to help these two women.
He further said he was ready even to cancel his Polish citizenship for his kids. The court said the father could nurture his children while staying in Poland. The father said it was difficult for him to raise his children in the Islamic way as the nearest mosque was some 300 kilometres away from his house. The court said if the father owned a large business in Poland, he could construct a mosque near his home. The two women on the occasion refused to meet their husband.
The court said that the two children would be kept in the Polish Embassy and would be produced again today [Wednesday]. The court said it had temporarily handed over the children to the mothers and would decide the matter after hearing further arguments.
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