K-P girl moves court to undergo sex-change procedure
22-year-old Kainat Murad says she is the sole bread-winner for her differently-abled parents
22-year-old Kainat Murad says she is the sole bread-winner for her differently-abled parents. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
A 22-year-old girl on Friday approached Peshawar High Court, seeking permission to allow her to undergo a procedure to change her gender.
Kainat Murad, a resident of Haripur distict in Hazara, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, filed a writ petition at Peshawar High court. According to Murad, being a female in the society was tough, and that she is the sole bread earner for her differently-abled parents.
The youth approached the court through her counsel Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel, asking to legalise the procedure. She stated that some members of the society, dissatisfied with their gender, opt for illegal and unsafe medical operations.
She further stated that doctors had advised her to undergo surgery if she wanted to change her gender.
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The applicant further pleaded that as she lives and earns while working alongside males.
The counsel made the director Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) part of of the petition. He also asked National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for a change of name.
In March this year, a 28-year-old woman in Islamabad approached the high court to seek legal permission to undergo the procedure. The petitioner also wants court’s permission to have her official records altered once the procedure has been successfully completed.
A 22-year-old girl on Friday approached Peshawar High Court, seeking permission to allow her to undergo a procedure to change her gender.
Kainat Murad, a resident of Haripur distict in Hazara, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, filed a writ petition at Peshawar High court. According to Murad, being a female in the society was tough, and that she is the sole bread earner for her differently-abled parents.
The youth approached the court through her counsel Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel, asking to legalise the procedure. She stated that some members of the society, dissatisfied with their gender, opt for illegal and unsafe medical operations.
She further stated that doctors had advised her to undergo surgery if she wanted to change her gender.
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The applicant further pleaded that as she lives and earns while working alongside males.
The counsel made the director Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) part of of the petition. He also asked National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for a change of name.
In March this year, a 28-year-old woman in Islamabad approached the high court to seek legal permission to undergo the procedure. The petitioner also wants court’s permission to have her official records altered once the procedure has been successfully completed.