Transgender shot, injured in Peshawar

Author: Agencies

PESHAWAR: In perhaps the first such attack of the year, a member of the transgender community was shot at and injured in Peshawar.

Abid, who is also known as Sonia, was fired upon in the Pahandu area of the city and had to be rushed to the hospital in a critical condition.

A hospital official said that Sonia was brought to the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) on Wednesday evening with gunshot wounds to the face.

A police official said that as per initial investigations, Sonia had been shot at by her paramour after they exchanged harsh words. During the heated argument, Sonia was struck in the face and doctors believed that a bullet was still lodged in her throat.

Officials added that they had registered an FIR against Sonia’s paramour.

Published in Daily Times, January 18th 2018.

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