Dilip Kumar wants to gift his Peshawar’s property to residents; Nephew

Kyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has announced in September 2020, to buy ancestral houses. In which they decided to buy and restore legendary actor Dilip Kumar’s house in Peshawar.

Dilip Kumar’s house is located in Peshawar’s historical Qissa Khwani Bazaar. Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani bazaar is also known as the street of storytellers.

When the KPK government announced this news. This move won the actor’s heart. He took social media to express his excitement. Moreover, he requested his fans residing in Peshawar to share photos of his ancestral house on Twitter.

Kumar’s wife, Saira Banu also appreciated the government’s move to conserve their house in Peshawar.

Later on, an amount of  Rs 23.56 million was approved to purchase the ancestral homes of Kumar and Raj Kapoor. This approval was done by the Chief Minister of KPK.

Dilip Kumar’s nephew Fuad Ishaque, who is based in Peshawar, has claimed that Dilip Kumar wanted to gift his property in Peshawar to the people of the city. Ishaque further said that Kumar has great respect for the people of Peshawar and that the love and affection for his ancestral city have never diminished from his heart

He further claimed that he has legal and proper power of attorney to the legendary actor’s property in Peshawar, adding that Dilip Kumar drafted the proper power of attorney in 2012.