The Supreme Court has held that a power of attorney authorizing a person to sell immovable property also includes, unless expressly restricted, the authority to enter into an agreement to sell the property. A two-member bench comprising Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan gave the ruling while deciding two civil appeals concerning agricultural land. The Supreme Court observed that a registered power of attorney carries a legal presumption regarding its due execution and validity, which could not be displaced merely on the basis of the statement of a single witness. Ghulam Bari subsequently executed a document on February 21, 1979 cancelling the same power of attorney, which also supported the existence of the earlier power of attorney. The Supreme Court observed that purchaser Muhammad Younas had established his readiness and willingness to perform his part of the agreement, while the impediment to completion of the sale arose after Ghulam Bari cancelled the power of attorney.