Auqaf dept starts taking control of seminary's assets.

Byline: Tariq Saeed Birmani

DERA GHAZI KHAN -- Following an anonymous application seeking to take charge of madressah and its assets from traditional custodian, the Auqaf department has initiated the process of taking control of 91-year-old seminary - Madressah Mehmoodia of Taunsa Sharif - from the Sajjada Nasheen.

Conducting investigation into the anonymous application against the custodianship of the seminary, the Auqaf department has decided to take over the religious institution along with its assets.

A resident of Kot Chhuta lodged an application against custodianship of Khwaja Nasarul Mehmood but when the applicant was summoned, he said although the application had his signature, he did not file the plea.

Hazrat Khwaja Mehmood, son of Hazrat Khwaja Allah Bukhsh, had founded the seminary in 1929. Khwaja Fakharuddin, son of Nasarul Mehmood, told Dawn that according to the will penned by founder Khwaja Mehmood, custodianship of the seminary and its assets in shape of agriculture lands in Sargodha, Mailsi, Lodhran and Taunsa Sharif would be managed by elder son of every generation. As many as 375 acres were allocated for the seminary in...