Likewise, in The State v. Syedda Salma Begum and another repo rted as

Lahore High Court

PLD 1965 (W.P.) Karachi 185) same view was followed with a reliance upon Muslim Law as administered in British India by Saksena according to which "Under Shia Law, a Talaq is of no effect unless it is pronounced: (1) Strictly in accordance with Sunna (2) in Arabic terms. FORTNIGHTLY CASE LAW

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