INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Supreme Court takes up non-issuance of CNICs to transgendersISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will take
The hearing takes place at 11am today
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ordered the Punjab chief secretary and Akhuwat Foundation chairperson Amjad Saqib to appear before the court in
person.A press release issued by the top court said that Justice Nisar heard the problems of the transgender community during his visit to
Fountain House Lahore on Saturday
Their primary complaint was the non-issuance of CNICs, of which the CJ has taken notice.Pakistan legally recognised a third sex in 2009,
allowing transgender people to get identity cards
remains, however, a dream as transgender people continue to face discrimination and violence in a deeply patriarchal society.
