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Adnan Ahmed Khan, the son of a deceased British-Pakistani man, has approached Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar to help him get back his father’s property, which he alleges was occupied some 20 years ago by an influential group.

Adnan Ahmed Khan, based in Lahore, approached the Human Rights Cell of the Supreme Court, requesting the top judge to consider his case.

Adnan’s father Professor Muhammad Ajmal Khan was a renowned teacher in London’s famous Chelsea College where he taught physics. In his application, Adnan stated: “My father was an educated man who had been teaching in Britain. He returned to Pakistan and started his career in education sector here. He became the vice principal of University of Science and Education Township Lahore until his retirement in 1993. My father started cultivation on his 920 kanals situated in Muridke, Sheikhupura. However, after the demise of my father, Abdul Hameed Khan, who was appointed the caretaker of the said property, got ownership of the land using forged documents. Another person, Ashiq Butter, also got possession of the land by another forged document.”

He continued: “My father divorced my mother in 1995 and nobody was there legally able to sign the transfer of the land owned by my father. Under the given circumstances, Abdul Hameed got fake documents and cleverly transferred the property in his name. It came to my knowledge when I was seriously ill and was fighting for my life.”

He alleged that Sharif Bhatti, Altaf and Hanif assaulted him badly. Resultantly, “I lost my two legs completely and one hand partially in 2004.

“After the assault, I along with my minor sisters and mother fled to a safe place.” Adnan’s mother had filed a civil case in a court of law to retrieve the land.

Adnan added that one of the accused, Ashiq, hoodwinked him and asked him to sign an affidavit for a legal battle and submitted the same in the court to dissolve the case, unknown to him and his family.

Adnan stated in the application that he had contacted the Punjab overseas commissioner and the case was referred to the Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab but nothing was done.

“Anti-Corruption Establishment officials instead of looking into the case advised me to contact a civil court to get justice,” he wrote in the application.

“No inquiry report has been filed as of now. The overseas commissioner had asked for an inquiry report from the anti-corruption authorities but no report was ever furnished even after the lapse of many years. “I request you to summon Anti-corruption DG and ask him how a registry could be passed in the name of minors.

After the demise of Professor Ajmal Khan in 1997, Ahmed and his two minor sisters were unable to take care of their father’s property located in Urdu Bazar, Lahore and their mother appointed Abdul Hameed, a tenant in the area, a caretaker.

According to Adnan Khan, Abdul Hameed illegally took over the property and prepared a bogus sale deed in his and his sister, Farida Afzal’s name.

But reports suggested that it was impossible for Adnan to sell the property as it was never transferred to him or his sisters and remained in the name of their deceased father.

A spokesperson for the overseas commission said that the Anti-Corruption Establishment had not filed a report of its inquiry.Nawaz Gondal, the director general (DG) anti-corruption, said: “Adnan Ahmed Khan should take the case to civil courts for further clarification. My department understands that all documents submitted by Abdul Samad Khan are true and genuine. The case has now been closed.”

Published in Daily Times, June 4^th 2018.