The Balochistan government has approved major policies supporting transgender rights and minority welfare. These include a first-ever transgender strategy, a minority endowment fund, and a ban on hate speech. The decisions came during the 19th cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. According to the CM Secretariat, these steps aim to ensure inclusive […]
Transgender rights
The lone warrior from the transgender community in KP
Inza Shah, a human rights activist for the transgender community who is based in Mardan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is catapulted as a hope for the whole transgender community that is essentially voiceless and cannot speak up for their very basic rights. According to Inza Shah, there are more than 300 members of the […]
Riz Ahmed praises Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed, who visited Pakistan lately for Lahore Literature Festival, congratulated Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news broadcaster for accomplishing her dream via an Instagram post. Congratulations to Marvia Malik. In some ways Pakistan has been ahead of the curve in certain aspects of trans rights. In other ways […]