Wahid Chisti, secretary of the Anjuman Syed Zadgan, a custodian body of the shrine, said the body would receive the donation from Zardari through Indian government channels.

The 21-member body, which holds the purse strings of the shrine, represents the khadims (caretakers) who claim to be relatives of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. “Anjuman spends a lot of money for the cause of education. The body runs one English medium higher secondary school and a seminary in Ajmer,” said Natiq Chisti, a khadim who helped Zardari and his son in the prayers.