The attack takes place only three days after another transgender and her male friend were gunned down by unidentified people in Peshawar. PHOTO: FILE
The injured, identified as Chitrali, was shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital in a critical condition.
Police have arrested one of the suspects while two of them managed to escape the scene and are still large.
This was, however, not an isolated incident as it took place only three days after another transgender person and her male friend were gunned down by unidentified people in the city.
Transgender person, friend gunned down in Peshawar
On January 22, a transgender was first kidnapped and then gang-raped by at least nine people Gulbahar neighbourhood of Peshawar. Sources said that the crime was committed because she was advocating for the rights of the transgender community.
On January 17, a transgender was shot and injured in the provincial capital. 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.
Rights activists have said that an organised gang was behind the crimes on the marginalised community in the city. They said that law enforcers were reluctant to take action against the gang despite the series of attacks.
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