Widow's allegations denied

Report GH Farooqui, Chitral

A family in Chitral has denied allegations that they have occupied the land of a widow in Jinjirat area.
Addressing a press conference at their residence, Ubaidullah Qureshi, Ahmad Buzurg, Qawarullah and others said the allegations of the widow of Akhunzada Rahmatullah that they had occupied her land were basesless. They claimed that the late husband of the woman had sold the land to their grandfather in 1963 and received the cost. They said they had all relevant documents as a proof that the land was their's. They also denied the allegations that they had beaten and torn the clothes of the woman.
"After purchasing the land from her husband, the land has been in our possession but we allowed the widow to live in the house sold by her husband on humanitarian grounds besides reserving a piece of land for her for cultivation purpose. But an outsider, Haji Sultan, has also purchased land from Qazi Niamatullay, the brother of Akhunzada Rahmatullah and settled in the area," they added.
They also alleged that Sultan had declared the widow as his mother and was
provoking her to harass them in order to get more land from her.
It may be mentioned that the widow had held a press conference recently and
accused the Qureshi family of occupying her land.
Meanwhile, Tehsil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmad Khan said he was trying to
settle the dispute amicably.