question of welfare of minor. The Supreme Court in Raja MUHAMMAD OWAIS v. Mst. NAZIA JABEEN and others (2022 SCMR 2123) has also laid down

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the same principle …Similarly, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in MEHMOOD AKHTAR versus DISTRICT JUDGE ATTOCK and 2 others (2004 SCMR 1839) categorically laid down that entitlement to have custody of a minor in accordance with the Muslim Personal Law is not the sole and ultima te criteria for grant

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