The panel, according to sources, has suggested changes regarding the proposed omission of ‘waqf by user’. According to the panel, provision created apprehensions among various stakeholders and the Muslim community at large regarding the status of the existing ‘waqf by user’ which largely includes properties used for religious purposes.The panel, which is scheduled to adopt its report on Wednesday, proposed that a proviso clearly specifying that the omission of ‘waqf by user’ will apply prospectively, that is, the cases of existing waqf properties already registered as ‘waqf by user’ will not be reopened and will remain as waqf properties, even if they do not have a waqf deed. This would, however, be subject to the condition that the property wholly or in part must not be involved in a dispute or be a government property.The panel has also agreed with the submissions of Dawoodi Bohra and Agha Khani communities, two small sects of the Shia Muslims, that they have their unique and distinct set of identities and should be treated as such, the sources said.
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