Tag: transgender persons
Two arrested in Jhelum for allegedly selling transgender persons
LAHORE: Jhelum police arrested two transgender persons on Wednesday after they were accused of selling members of the district's transgender community.
A first information report...
68pc Pakistanis support CJP’s decision of giving jobs to two transgender...
According to a survey carried out by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan, a majority of Pakistanis (68 per cent) support Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)...
WCLA, Akhuwat join hands to facilitate transgender persons
--Technical skills development training programme for transgender persons living inside walled city launched
--HIV testing centre in collaboration with Punjab HIV-AIDS Control Program also established
LAHORE: Walled...
Peshawar police order transgender ‘sex workers’ to vacate plazas: report
Peshawar police have ordered transgender persons to vacate plazas after some of them were suspected of operating as ‘sex workers’ in the vicinity, a local media...
PSPA publishes protection of transgender persons’ rights policy draft
--CJP had directed authority to make draft public for feedback
--PSPA deputy chief executive officer says policy first of its kind on government level
LAHORE: For the...
Transgender persons demand representation in NA, govt depts
LAHORE: The transgender persons on Tuesday demanded representation in the National Assembly as well as in various government departments as a step towards their...
Child forced to join transgender persons’ group, beaten upon refusal
BAHAWALNAGAR: Transgender persons have allegedly beaten up a young boy after he refused to change his appearance and join their group.
The video of the incident...
Thousands of transgender persons could not vote, claims rights activist
LAHORE: Thousands of transgender voters could not exercise their right to vote in Wednesday’s general elections due to lack of proper sex identification in the Computerized National...
125 transgender persons to be observers during polls
As many as 125 transgender persons would perform the duty of observers during the elections day on 25th and play their vital role in...
Transgender persons demand representation in NA, provincial assemblies
RAWALPINDI: Members of the transgender community have demanded appropriate representation of their community in the provincial assemblies, Senate and National Assembly via reserved seats.
Wajud...
Narowal police to deploy transgender persons for election day duty
Narowal police, in a commendable move, has come up with the idea to deploy members of the transgender community for election day duty, a...
Transgender persons urge for proper facilities, security on election day
APTEN says 11 transgender persons have submitted nomination papers so far
PESHAWAR: The All Pakistan Transgender Election Network (APTEN) demanded the government and Election...
PTI-Gulalai announces party tickets for transgender persons
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Ayesha Gulalai announced on Sunday that four transgender persons will be contesting in the upcoming general elections from...
Passage of Pakistan’s transgender persons rights law – a ‘battle half...
--'Real challenge lies in fighting for the law to be enforced in its true spirit and that may take another a decade or two'
LAHORE:...
KP govt organises sports festival for transgender persons
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government organised a sports festival for the transgender community in Peshawar.
Transgender persons from KP and Quetta attended the festival and took part...
SC judge promises justice to transgender persons in Mansehra
MANSEHRA: Supreme Court (SC) judge, Justice Ejaz Afzal, has promised swift justice to transgender persons in the murder case of their community member Munni,...