According to documents obtained, two transgenders were killed in Lahore, out of which Muhammad Arsalan belonged to Nishtar Colony and Farzand Ali from Johar Town area. Similarly, Muhammad Abbas within the limits of factory area of Sheikhupura police station, Nawaz within the limits of Sharqpur police station and Azam alias Sana within the limits of City Farooqabad police station were killed. During the last seven years, Shehzad and Zain were killed within the limits of Gujranwala police station Ladhewala Waraich, while Ali Raza alias Nadira was killed within the limits of Arup police station and Usman alias Pia was killed within the limits of Kamonki police station. A member of the Youth Parliament for Transgender informed this scribe that the number was very low, when in fact the number of transgender killings was much higher. Another important point is that it is very difficult to identify transgender people because many transgender people look like men and have male genitalia.

Source: Pakistan Today October 01, 2021 15:33 UTC