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The three newly-hired employees, all of whom have bachelors degrees, will be working in the Women Development Department.
This latest move comes on the back of incremental progress in the rights and status of Pakistan’s significant transgender community.
This time last year, the transgender community was officially recognised on voting lists and issued Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs).
Later in April last year, they began participating in the national elections for the first time, as both candidates and voters.
In Pakistan, there are an estimated 500,000 “eunuchs” – a community of castrated men, hermaphrodites, transsexuals and transvestites.
In 2009, when the Supreme Court had recognised them as a “third gender”, ordering they be issued with separate identity cards, it was hailed as a landmark decision in a nation battling enormous human rights abuses and chronic violence.
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They should also be allowed in the army/security agencies as in the medieval Islamic period where they used to make excellent palace guards and generals (like the famous Malik Kafoor). They must be allowed dignity and livelihood.
This is one of the best step,which this government has taken,surely in the right direction,they are humans, equally deserve to have right, respect and protection like any other person, a laudablle and commendable initiative to recognize and acknowledge this humans spices ,long time neglected,suppressed ,oppressed and disrespected.
We badly need some good publicity, and this certainly is one. Good job Sindh Government.
Apparently, PPP set the platform for Bilawal to be the next PM of Pakistan.
good move by sindh gov, Punjab and KP as well should follow the suit
Good move. The discrimination must end throughout Pakistan.
I am happy, thank you to all those involved in making this possible.
Good work done by Bilawal Bhutoo Zardari.