The management of India’s Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s dargah strongly objected to the formation of a trust in Karachi in the name of the saint. “We have decided to send a notice to the trust,” said Nazim Ahamd Raza.
The dargah administration acted when it was informed that a trust namely Khwaja Garibh Nawaz Welfare Trust has been constituted in Karachi and the trust was involved in collecting donation. “No one has right to form such trust and collect money,” Mr Raza said.
According to the management, the notice will be send to the Pakistan high commission and addresses of the trust officials will be sought from the authorities. “We will take legal action because it is wrong to collect money on the name of Garibh Nawaz,” the nazim says.
According to the Khadim community, there was no objection on forming a trust on name of the Sufi saint.
“Basically, the trust in question was involved in taking money on name of langar, which is wrong. Otherwise, there are several trusts working in Garibh Nawaz’s name,” said a Khadim Sarwar Charity.
The shrine has its own act passed by Parliament to run its management.