Law Minister rejects baseless propaganda regarding Transgender Bill.

ISLAMABAD -- Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar has rejected the baseless propaganda regarding the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill.

Addressing a joint news conference, along with Prime Minister's Advisor Qamar Zaman Kaira, here in Islamabad on Thursday, he said it is not a new law as it was enacted in 2018.

He said all the political parties, including PML-N, PPP, PTI, and others, approved this law in 2018. He said Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan of Jamat-e-Islami has proposed an amendment in the law to prevent its misuse.

The Law Minister said transgender persons are also human beings and this legislation is meant to protect their rights, including inheritance, education, employment, health, and purchasing a property. He...

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