Peshawar High Court has issued an order asking authorities not to harass registered Afghan transgenders.
Justice Shakeel Ahmed and Justice Waqar Ahmed heard the petition against the repatriation of 16 Afghan transgender women in the Peshawar High Court.
During the hearing, the petitioner’s lawyer took the position that the government has decided that all foreigners will be sent back to their homeland, transgenders will be endangered in Afghanistan.
On the stand of the petitioner’s counsel, the court inquired whether “these foreigners are registered with NADRA?”
On the inquiry of the court, the petitioner’s lawyer said that despite POR cards and documents, Afghan transgenders are being harassed.
On which the court issued an order that if Afghan transgenders have documents then they should not be harassed and if they have certified documents then they can stay in Pakistan.
