Pakistan, Nov. 13 -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a landmark ruling regarding limitation periods in inheritance property litigation on Thursday. Specifically, a five-member bench determined that inheritance rights do not lapse simply due to the passage of time. Furthermore, the court emphasized that a parent's property becomes an heir's legal ownership immediately upon their death. Consequently, mere silence or initial disinterest by an heir does not extinguish their lawful Shariah share in the estate. Ultimately, the ruling establishes clear legal guidelines to protect heirs from arbitrary dispossession.

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