Sardar Kaure Khan Jatoi


Sardar Kaure Khan Jatoi or Sardar Kauray Khan Jatoi was a landlord in Muzaffargarh, Punjab born in 1800. His father's name was Sardar Saad Khan Jatoi. He donated 82553 Kanals and 14 Marla of land for public welfare purposes in British Raj, now known as the Pakistan area of Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts. He died in 1898.

Land donation and will details

During his life, he executed a will on 5 August 1894 through which he transferred and distributed his property to his children, in case, any of his wives would bear children and to his wives according to the principles of Muslim inheritance law. The will also state that if any of his wives would not bear a child, his property would be transferred and distributed as under:
  • Each of his wives shall get 1/9th share of his property; and
  • The remaining 3/9th share of his property shall be transferred to the local fund. As per his Will he executed that Bitoray Lillah Brai Kharch Rifa-e-aam
As per the contents of the Will, the 3/9th share of his property was transferred in 1898 to the Local Fund, which is, now, being run as Zila Council, Muzaffargarh. Today, the property is situated in two Districts of Punjab that are Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur

Property detail

The detail of Property transferred to the Local Fund is as under: Total 82553 Kanals and 14 Marla.
As per Jamabandi and Jadeed Lot Bandi, total land transferred to the Local Fund, Muzaffargarh by Sardar Kaura Khan Jatoi is 82753 Kanals and 14 Marlas. The land has further been divided into 415 Lots, out of these 415 Lots, 405 are in Tehsil Jatoi, 3 are in Tehsil Alipur, 5 are in Tehsil Jampur and 4 are in Tehsil & District Rajanpur.

Sardar Kaure Khan Lands Trust

The land, at present, is being managed by Management Committee constituted under rule 3 of the Sardar Kaure Khan Rules 2016. The committee is headed by the Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Division, comprising the District Coordination Officers and the District Police Officers of both Districts that are Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur, a representative from Local Government & Community Development Department, District Bar Association, Muzaffargarh, Progressive Grower from Jatoi Tehsil, a representative from Akhuwat Foundation.
The Lots are leased out for the period not more than four years. The income/profit from the bequeathed Land and deposited in Bank of Punjab, Muzaffargarh from the bequeathed Land.

Acknowledgment