Bill moved in Senate to improve living standard of transgender persons.

ISLAMABAD -- A private members' bill was moved in Senate on Monday seeking amendments in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2018 aimed to reduce suffering, improve standard of living and bring reform in the lives of the deprived segment of society.

The Bill moved by Senator Fawzai Arshad, was seeking amendments in definitions of 'gender expression' and 'gender identity'. The Bill aimed to redefine the transgender person and also seeking amendments in various sub-sections of Section 3 and focus to omit the expressions related to self-perceived gender identity of transgender persons. It sought to omit the expression 'as per his or her self-perceived gender identity, as such,' from sub-section 1 of Section 3 and expressions' as per his or her self-perceived gender identity' from sub-sections 2 and 3 of Section 3.

It also proposed to delete sub-section 4 from Section 3 which says "a transgender person already issued CNIC by NADRA shall be allowed to change the name and gender according to his or her self perceived identity on the CNIC, CRC, Driving License and passport in accordance with the provisions of the NADRA Ordinance, 2000'.

The Bill also sought amendments in Sections 7 and 8 related to the share of inheritance and right to education.

The statement of objects and reasons of the proposed Bill says that this legislative proposal has been brought to fill the gaps and make this Act more effective and worthwhile for...