Tag: transgender rights
Trans activist moves court for community’s protection
LAHORE: Hina Shehzadi, a local transgender rights activist on Wednesday moved a sessions court against the mistreatment and abuse of transgender community in the district.
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Separate ward for transgender patients inaugurated at PIMS
ISLAMABAD: In a very praise-worthy move, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Federal Minister Aamir Mehmood Kiyani along with Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on...
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...
HRW expresses concern over Transgender Persons Bill: report
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2017, as reported by a local newspaper.
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Senate body formed for legislation of transgender community’s rights
ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday formed a three-member committee to look into two separate “The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights)...
Transgender killed in drive-by shooting in Karachi
Suspects held during raids in different areas
KARACHI: A transgender person was gunned down in a drive-by shooting incident in Karachi late on Tuesday.
According to...