ENACTMENT NO. 13 OF 1984 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1984
PART VII - GUARDIANSHIP Guardian of Person and Property
Section 87. Appointment of mother as testamentary guardian.
A mother may be validly appointed executrix of the father, and in that case she may exercise her powers as a testamentary guardian or, in the absence of a legal guardian, she may be appointed legal guardian by the Court, but in the abs nce of such appointment either of them, to act jointly with the mother.