Widow seeks justice in property dispute

A widow from Mang area of Haripur, Syed Khanam, told journalists that a property dealer purchased an approximately eight-marla plot from one of her daughters and subsequently sold her two shops.

She said the shops were the only source of livelihood for her and her son.

Speaking at a press conference at Haripur Press Club along with her daughters and sons-in-law, Shakeel Ahmed, son of Abdullah, and Muhammad Imran, son of Mushtaq, she said her daughter had already stated before the Mang police post that she had sold only her share of land and not the shops.

She appealed to police and relevant authorities to provide justice.

Syed Khanam, widow of Bostan Khan, said she inherited two kanals and five marlas of land in Mouza Mang, jointly inherited by her son and three daughters.

The family had divided the property privately. She said she entered into a six-year agreement with Muhammad Imran, son of Mushtaq Ahmed, under which he constructed eight shops on her land and was to recover his investment through rental income. The shops were built and rented out.

Three years later, one of her daughters sold her inherited share of approximately eight marlas to Kamran, son of Shafiq, a resident of Malkiyar, for Rs7.5 million.