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Customary Law of the Dera Ismail Khan District

ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان ڈسٹرکٹ کا روایتی قبائلی قانون

H. St. George Tucker · 1879

Verified sourceH. St. George Tucker · 1879 · 142 Pages

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A pioneering codification of customary laws governing the diverse tribes of the trans-Indus frontier, compiled during the regular settlement of Dera Ismail Khan.

Subject: Tribal customs, land tenures, inheritance and jirga codes

Table of contents

  1. Section I: Customary Rights in Land and Water
  2. Section II: Succession and Inheritance among Pathan and Baloch clans
  3. Section III: Alienation of Tribal Property and Pre-emption
  4. Section IV: Marriage, Dower and Guardianship
  5. Section V: Powers of Jirga and Arbitrators in Customary Disputes

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