Jamshed’s third wife moves court for share in inheritance

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the legal heirs of the late singer-turned-preacher Junaid Jamshed to maintain status quo with respect to his millions of rupees worth moveable and immovable properties as a result of a lawsuit filed by his third wife, who is seeking inheritance share as per the Muslim laws.

As many as 42 passengers, including Junaid Jamshed, his second wife and cabin crew, lost their lives when a Pakistan International Airlines’ ATR crashed near Havelian on Dec.7, 2016.

Plaintiff Raazia Muzaffar, a resident of Islamabad, submited that she was the widow of Junaid Jamshed, who had married her on Oct.20, 2009, and bore her expenses till his death by sending money every month.

She said children of her spouse from his first wife had obtained a succession certificate from the court by concealing the fact about her inheritance right and she was being denied her due right of inheritance from her late spouse.

The widow mentioned the details of moveable and immovable properties worth millions of rupees as per the succession certificate and submited that she had approached the court for revocation of the leter of administration issued in favour of Jamshed’s son and other children from his first wife and the court had granted status quo in the mater.

She requested the court to grant her the share of inheritance in the estate of the deceased as per the Muslim laws and direct the administration, partition and distribution of the estate of the deceased amongst all legal heirs as per their respective shares.

The Sindh High Court’s single bench, headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, ater the preliminary hearing of the lawsuit, issued notices to the legal heirs of Jamshed and others for Sept.2.

The court, in the meantime, directed the defendants to maintain status quo in respect of the deceased’s all properties.

Jamshed first gained nationwide prominence and international recognition as group “Vital Signs” vocalist in 1987 with the album, Vital Signs 1.

It included the singles “Dil Dil Pakistan,” and “Tum Mil Gaye.”