Laila filed her written statement and denied Fawad’s allegations. The suit was pending when Fawad filed an application seeking a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to be conducted on Laila, Fawad, and Nasreen Begum to determine Laila’s parentage. The court also observed that a DNA test might still not confirm Laila’s paternity. Abdul Qayum died 16 years ago and getting his DNA would require disinterring his body from the grave to take a sample from his remains. Fawad’s assertion that Abdul Qayum is his father is equally assumptive to Laila asserting this, says the judgment.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2019 18:33 UTC