Tag: Eunuchs

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday said eunuchs could not be deprived of their right to inheritance. A two-member bench SC comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani directed the federal and provincial governments to complete the registration of eunuchs within one month.
Dr Muhammad Aslam Khaki, counsel for eunuchs, told the court that following the SC's orders, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) had started

KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly was told on Friday that community development centres (CDCs) for eunuchs would be established in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. In these CDCs, facilities of residence and food would be made available, and eunuchs would be trained to become beauticians, besides being imparted training in other fields.
Sindh Welfare Minister Nargis ND Khan said that CDCs would be included in the Annual Development Programme of the province.
Member of the Provincial

ISLAMABAD - The three eunuchs, hired by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), got jobs on the basis of their qualification and all of them were lawyers with an LLB degree. According to the NADRA spokesperson, many eunuchs had applied for the jobs in the organization after which three of them were recruited on merit. He said one of these lawyers was posted to the Karachi office while the other two had been placed in the NADRA office in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported a

LAHORE - More than a dozen eunuchs protested against the actress, Veena Malik's objectionable activities during an Indian reality TV show, Big Boss, in front of the Punjab Assembly on Saturday.
The protestors, holding placards, termed Veena as a traitor and chanted "Veena Malik Haay Haay." Eunuchs claimed they were better than Veena, as they never betrayed the nation.

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif disposed of a suo motu proceeding on the death of an eunuch, Amir, allegedly shot by Allama Iqbal Town police. SSP (investigation) Zulfiqar Hameed on Monday informed that Allama Iqbal Town police had arrested eunuch Amir and was taking him to the police station when he jumped from van. Upon jumping he sustained serious injuries and died.
Hameed admitted 'criminal negligence' on the part of police and confirmed that

LAHORE: With the celebration of Aamir's birthday tragically ending with his burial, members of the hijra community stood united in front of the Lahore Press Club in protest claiming the case was one of police harassment and abuse.
Members of Saathi Foundation, and All Pakistan Eunuch Association, thronged outside the press club demanding that they be heard and addressing government authorities and the Chief Justice to provide them security and protection.
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