Tag: transgender community

Need stressed for maintaining database of transgender community

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to developed countries, unfortunately, the national database does not have the accurate statistics about the transgender community which are considered a key...

Transgender person lands federal govt job on merit

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has hired Muhammad Zahid alias Nomi, a transgender person, on a contingent basis equivalent to SPS-04 in...

LHC asks Punjab health dept for suggestions to set up separate...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday asked the Punjab Health Department for suggestions in order to set up separate hospital wards for...

Petition seeking better health facilities for transgender community accepted by LHC

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday accepted a petition seeking the provision of better health facilities for members of the transgender community. LHC Judge...

Transgender community launches protest in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The Provincial Alliance for Transgender and Intersex Community staged a day-long sit-in in Peshawar, demanding rights and protection for the community. Two days after...

Transgender community to vote for ‘educated, honest politician’: report

LAHORE: Punjab University Institute of Applied Psychology conducted a survey which revealed that the transgender community are looking to vote for a candidate who will not...

FAFEN, GIA laud appointment of transgender persons for polls monitoring

KARACHI: A seminar regarding the transgender community's visibility was organised by the Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA) and the Free and Fair Election Networking (FAFEN) and the...

Coke Studio 11 brings transgender singers in the spotlight

Coke Studio Season 11 is all set to hit your TV screens in August and we already got a glimpse of what might be...

Hoping against hope, transgender persons launch election fight

ISLAMABAD: “Give me a chance,” Nadeem Kashish pleads with voters in Islamabad. Her struggle is not for power — she knows her campaign is...

Issuance of CNICs to transgender persons be expedited: chief secretary

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani on Thursday said that as per orders of the Supreme Court, the process of issuance of computerised...

CJP takes suo motu notice of non-issuance of CNICs to transgender...

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar took a suo motu notice on Sunday regarding complaints pertaining to non-issuance of computerised national identity...

Lahore’s transgender community to boycott elections amid ECP’s neglect

---Say ECP failed to include separate section for them in nomination papers Transgender community in Lahore on Monday announced to boycott the upcoming coming elections....

Old-age home for transgender community opens in Lahore: report

LAHORE: An old-age home has been founded in Lahore for the transgender community where free of cost medical facilities with accommodation will be available,...

Transgender people demand separate wards, counters in hospitals

ISLAMABAD: Though the transgender people have succeeded in getting some rights due to Supreme Court’s (SC) intervention, they are still facing numerous issues especially when...

Country’s first school for transgender community opened in Lahore: report

LAHORE: The inaugural ceremony took place for the education and vocational training of Pakistan's transgender community at Alhamra cultural complex, according to a report...

Pakistan set to open first ever school for transgender community

LAHORE: A school for the education and vocational training of Pakistan's transgender community is set to open its doors from April 15 in Lahore, according...

Transgender community in Pakistan takes another step forward

LAHORE: In her twenties, Jannat Ali dreamt of walking outside as a woman. Society, however, wanted her to live in one of two gender...