ENACTMENT NO. 7 OF 2006 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 2006
PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS Legitimacy
Section 118. Acknowledging another as mother or father
Where aperson acknowledges anotheras his father or mother, the acknowledgment, if assented to or confirrned by the acknowledgee, whether during the lifetime or after the decease of the acknowledgor, shall constitute a valid relationship, in so far as the parties themselves are concemed, provided that the ages of the acknowledgor and the acknowledgee are such that filial relationship is possible between them.