Property laws
Pick where the property is. You get what the official texts say for that place, line by line with the section and the words, then every law on our shelf for it. What we have not been able to read is listed as that.
What applies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Each line says no more than the words of the text it cites. Open the text under a line to read them.
Stamp duty
The KP code carries the Stamp Act, 1899. We have not read its KP rates.
long title, Stamp Act, 1899, read .
The text says
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps
We have not been able to read
- The KP stamp rates. The KP Stamp Act is on disk, but its schedule has not been read and checked.
Registration
The KP copy of the Registration Act still says it extends to the whole of Pakistan, except areas the Provincial Government excludes.
s1(2), Registration Act, 1908, read .
The text says
extends to [the whole of Pakistan], except such districts or tracts of country as the [Provincial Government]
Documents are registered at a Registrar office in each district and Sub-Registrar offices in each sub-district.
s7(1), Registration Act, 1908, read .
The text says
shall establish in every district an office to be styled the office of the Registrar and in every sub-district an office or offices to be styled the office of the Sub-Registrar
We have not been able to read
- The KP registration fee table under s78.
Land revenue and records
The Land Revenue Act, 1967 in the KP code extends to the whole of KP.
s1(2), West Pakistan Land-Revenue Act, 1967, read .
The text says
extends to the whole of the [Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]
It lists six classes of Revenue Officer, from the Board of Revenue down to the Assistant Collector of the second grade.
s7(1), West Pakistan Land-Revenue Act, 1967, read .
The text says
(a) the Board of Revenue; (b) the [Commissioner;] (c) the Collector; [(cc) Assistant Commissioner;] (d) the Assistant Collector of the first grade; (e) the Assistant Collector of the second grade
Courts for overseas Pakistanis
No KP special court law was found. The KP Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act, 2025 deals with grievances against government agencies, not private disputes.
preamble, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act, 2025, read .
The text says
WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overseas Pakistanis Commission in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to receive and redress the grievances of Overseas Pakistanis relating to Government Agencies
We have not been able to read
- Any KP special court law for overseas Pakistanis' property. None is listed on kpcode.kp.gov.pk.
Succession
NADRA may issue letters of administration and succession certificates to the legal heirs, by its Family Registration Certificate.
s3, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021, read .
The text says
the Authority may issue Letters of Administration or Succession Certificates, as the case may be, to the legal heirs of a deceased in respect of immovable or movable property
The heirs apply at the notified NADRA office for where the deceased lived, or where any property is.
s6(2), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021, read .
The text says
office of the Authority within whose jurisdiction the deceased ordinarily resided at the time of his death
Biometric checks can be done at a notified office in Pakistan or abroad.
s6(5), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021, read .
The text says
can be undertaken at any notified office within Pakistan or abroad
No court takes the case until NADRA declines to process it.
s10, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021, read .
The text says
No court shall exercise jurisdiction till such time the Authority declines to process application
The court route: a succession certificate comes from the District Judge where the deceased lived, or where any of the property is.
s371, Succession Act, 1925, read .
The text says
The District Judge within whose jurisdiction the deceased ordinarily resided at the time of his death
We have not been able to read
- The commencement notification and the NADRA offices notified under the 2021 Act.
Which office serves which area
We have not been able to read
- Which court, Sub-Registrar or NADRA office serves which district. No text on disk maps them.
Kinds of office the texts name
These are kinds of office, not particular ones. No text we hold says which office serves which district.
| Office | Named in |
|---|---|
| Registrar and Sub-Registrar | s7(1), Registration Act, 1908 |
| Revenue Officer | s7(1), West Pakistan Land-Revenue Act, 1967 |
| Overseas Pakistanis Commission | preamble, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act, 2025 |
| NADRA notified office | s3, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021 |
| District Judge | s371, Succession Act, 1925 |
The shelf for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
17 laws of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 18 federal laws. Oldest first within each topic.
Transfer and registration
Transfer of Property Act, 1882
The rules for transferring property by sale, mortgage, lease, exchange and gift.
The text says
An Act to amend the law relating to the Transfer of Property by act of Parties
From the long title, read .
Registration Act, 1908
Which documents must be registered, and how.
The text says
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents
From the long title, read .
Registration Act, 1908
The KP copy of the law on registering documents.
The text says
An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the Registration of Documents
From the long title, read .
Notaries Ordinance, 1961
Appoints and regulates notaries.
The text says
An Ordinance to provide for and to regulate the profession of notaries in Pakistan
From the long title, read .
Stamp duty
Stamp Act, 1899
Stamp duty on documents, with the schedule of rates.
The text says
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps
From the long title, read .
Stamp Act, 1899
Stamp duty in KP, with the KP schedule of rates.
The text says
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Stamps
From the long title, read .
Land revenue and records
West Pakistan Board of Revenue Act, 1957
Sets up the Board of Revenue, as printed in the KP code.
The text says
An Act to provide for the constitution of a Board of Revenue for West Pakistan
From the long title, read .
West Pakistan Land-revenue Act, 1967
Records of rights, land revenue and revenue officers. Its own extent clause names West Pakistan.
The text says
AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to Land-Revenue in the Province of the West Pakistan
From the long title, read .
West Pakistan Land-Revenue Act, 1967
Records of rights, land revenue and revenue officers, as printed in the KP code.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the making and maintenance of record-of-rights, the assessment and collection of land-revenue, the appointment and functions of Revenue Officers and other matters connected with the Land Revenue administration in the Province of West Pakistan or incidental thereto:
From the preamble, read .
Tenancy and rent
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tenancy Act, 1950
Tenancy of agricultural land in KP.
The text says
AN ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to the tenancy of land in the [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]
From the long title, read .
West Pakistan Urban Rent Restriction Ordinance, 1959
Rent control and eviction in urban areas, as printed in the KP code.
The text says
AN ORDINANCE to restrict the increase of rent of certain premises within the limits of urban areas and the eviction of tenants there from in the province of West Pakistan
From the long title, read .
Cantonments Rent Restriction Act, 1963
Rent control and eviction in cantonments.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the control of rents of certain class of buildings within the limits of the cantonment areas, for the eviction of tenants therefrom and for matters connected therewith;
From the preamble, read .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Restriction of Rented Buildings (Security) Act, 2014
Security checks on renting out buildings in KP.
The text says
AN ACT to provide mechanism for monitoring the business of rented buildings in the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
From the long title, read .
Pre-emption
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Preemption Act, 1987
The right of pre-emption in KP, made to follow the Injunctions of Islam.
The text says
AN ACT to bring in conformity with the Injunctions of Islam the Law relating to Pre-emption
From the long title, read .
Partition
Partition Act, 1893
How a court divides jointly owned property.
The text says
An Act to amend the Law relating to Partition
From the long title, read .
Succession and inheritance
Succession Act, 1925
Succession with and without a will, and succession certificates through the courts.
The text says
An Act to consolidate the law applicable to intestate and testamentary succession in [Pakistan]
From the long title, read .
Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961
Family law reforms, including a share for the children of a child who died before the parent (s4).
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to give effect to certain recommendations of the Commission on Marriage and Family Laws;
From the preamble, read .
West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962
Applies Muslim Personal Law (Shariat), including succession, to Muslims.
The text says
AN ACT to consolidate and amend the provisions for the application of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) in the Province of West Pakistan
From the long title, read .
West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962
Applies Muslim Personal Law (Shariat), as printed in the KP code.
The text says
AN ACT to consolidate and amend the provisions of the application of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) in the Province of West Pakistan
From the long title, read .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2021
Letters of administration and succession certificates through NADRA in KP.
The text says
AN ACT to provide for an efficacious and speedy mechanism for issuance of Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates
From the long title, read .
Illegal dispossession
Specific Relief Act, 1877
Court remedies such as recovering possession, specific performance and injunctions.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to define and amend the law relating to certain kinds of specific relief obtainable in civil suits;
From the preamble, read .
Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005
Protects owners and occupiers from being forced out by property grabbers.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to protect the lawful owners and occupiers of immovable properties from their illegal or forcible dispossession therefrom by the property grabbers;
From the preamble, read .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Enforcement of Women's Property Rights Act, 2019
Protects women's ownership of property in KP.
The text says
An Act to protect and secure the rights of ownership of women in the property in the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
From the long title, read .
Overseas Pakistanis and special courts
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overseas Pakistanis Commission Act, 2025
Sets up the KP Overseas Pakistanis Commission for complaints against government agencies.
The text says
WHEREAS, it is expedient to establish the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Overseas Pakistanis Commission in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to receive and redress the grievances of Overseas Pakistanis relating to Government Agencies
From the preamble, read .
Development authorities and housing schemes
Peshawar Development Authority Act, 2017
Sets up the Peshawar Development Authority.
The text says
AN ACT to provide for the establishment of the Peshawar Development Authority
From the long title, read .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Urban Areas Development Authorities Act, 2020
Urban development authorities in KP.
The text says
AN ACT to provide for the regulation and establishment of the Urban Areas Development Authorities in the Province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
From the long title, read .
Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Act, 2020
Sets up the Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority.
The text says
An Act to provide for housing and real estate development and other activities related to land and construction through the establishment of Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority
From the long title, read .
Co-operative societies
Co-operative Societies Act, 1912
Forming and running co-operative societies.
The text says
An Act to amend the Law relating to Co-operative Societies
From the long title, read .
Co-operative Societies Act, 1925
Co-operative societies, as printed in the KP code.
The text says
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies in [the Province of West Pakistan]
From the long title, read .
Land acquisition
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Taking land for public purposes, and the compensation paid.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law for the acquisition of land needed for public purpose and for Companies and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on account of such acquisition;
From the preamble, read .
Land Acquisition Act, 1894
The KP copy of the law on taking land for public purposes.
The text says
An Act to amend the law for the acquisition of land for public purposes and for Companies
From the long title, read .
Evacuee and waqf property
Evacuee Property and Displaced Persons Laws (Repeal) Act, 1975
Repeals the old evacuee property and displaced persons laws.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal certain laws relating to evacuee property and the rehabilitation of displaced persons;
From the preamble, read .
Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 1975
Managing evacuee property attached to charitable, religious or educational trusts.
The text says
An Act to provide for the management and disposal of evacuee properties attached to charitable, religious or educational trusts or institutions
From the long title, read .
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 2014
Managing evacuee trust property in KP.
The text says
AN ACT to provide for the management and disposal of evacuee properties attached to charitable, religious or educational trusts or institutions
From the long title, read .
Benami
Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 2017
Bans holding property in another person's name, with confiscation.
The text says
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for prohibition of holding property in Benami and restrict right to recover or transfer property held Benami and provide mechanism and procedure for confiscation of property held Benami and for matters connected therewi th or incidental thereto;
From the preamble, read .
Not on our shelf yet
We looked for these and did not find them in the official codes we read. That does not mean no such law exists.
A KP special court Act for overseas Pakistanis' propertyKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, overseas pakistanis and special courts
Searched: kpcode.kp.gov.pk index
A KP waqf or auqaf lawKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, evacuee and waqf property
Searched: kpcode.kp.gov.pk index
A KP partition lawKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, partition
Searched: kpcode.kp.gov.pk index