Violence against transgenders
Activists warn of blocking major roads in city if their demands are not met.
Updated 24 Mar, 2024 11:47am
PESHAWAR: A transgender person was killed and two others were injured when unidentified persons opened fire near a...
Published 07 Mar, 2024 07:24am
As Pakistan marks Human Rights Day today, it confronts a troubling panorama of human rights violations.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 09:05am
Pakistan's minorities are unlikely to make any gains because freelancing moral crusaders like Maria B have flipped to seek redemption via social media performances and the state is fully invested in the piety-populism project.
Updated 24 Jul, 2023 04:09pm
Many of the concerns or panics expressed by petitioners and opponents of the Act echo right-wing Western anti-trans narratives.
Updated 26 May, 2023 02:56pm
The suspects reportedly tortured the victim for filing complaints against them to government officials.
Updated 05 Dec, 2022 10:04am
Say hate campaign has put their lives in danger.
Updated 02 Oct, 2022 09:49am
As many as seven transgenders have been murdered in the last five months in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone.
Updated 25 Sep, 2022 10:14am
Given the animosity against transgender persons, they cannot stay with the rest of the IDPs, they say.
Updated 21 Sep, 2022 01:26pm
Injured shifted to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment.
Updated 12 Sep, 2022 10:06am
FIR registered; suspects yet to be arrested.
Updated 01 Jul, 2022 10:55am
Demand action against Mardan police for harassing transgender persons.
Updated 28 Jun, 2022 10:50am
According to the police, the victims did not know the attackers.
Updated 27 Mar, 2022 10:15am
Murders of trans persons have occurred across the province with shocking regularity.
Updated 27 Mar, 2022 07:47am
Suspects allegedly forcibly entered the victims’ home in Dhoke Kala Khan and injured them.
Updated 11 Sep, 2021 11:34am
Police official says initial investigations suggest the murder was the outcome of some "jealousy".
Updated 06 Apr, 2021 10:24am
Police say the suspects also filmed the assault.
Updated 02 Apr, 2021 10:26am
Police official says five people had taken the victim to their village on the pretext of performing at a marriage ceremony.
Updated 31 Mar, 2021 09:51am
Special police team constituted to investigate the case.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 08:51am
Police say motive behind shooting is unclear, investigation underway.
Published 09 Sep, 2020 03:00pm
PTI MNAs criticise govt’s handling of transgender rights.
Updated 11 Aug, 2020 11:01am
Court rules that the charges levelled against the accused-petitioners were aptly syncronised with medico-legal report.
Updated 11 Jul, 2020 11:52am
Another transperson says police have lodged an FIR but are reluctant to arrest culprits.
Updated 21 Oct, 2019 08:40am
Complainant alleges that Haji Anwar had sold her off for Rs1 million and that she had no information about the deal.
Published 06 Mar, 2019 01:01pm
Police say an injured transgender nominated a prime suspect and and his two unknown accomplices in the case.
Updated 31 Jan, 2019 09:58am
Activist asks court to provide protection to transgenders, take action against culprits.
Updated 16 Jan, 2019 02:18pm
"What, Nazo, is it like to be a transwoman in heaven? Because to be one here in Pakistan is certainly hell."
Updated 23 Aug, 2018 09:55am
The petitioner, who is a human rights activist, says proposed legislation is missing some demands for civil rights.
Updated 15 May, 2018 06:23pm
Victim says she was abducted and taken to an unknown place by four men at gunpoint.
Published 12 Feb, 2018 08:08pm
Suspects tried to sexually assault the transgender persons and opened fire when they were shown resistance.
Updated 29 Jan, 2018 10:55pm
