A surge of violence against Pakistan’s transgender community has left many living in fear, with activists documenting 55 killings in Sindh province alone between 2022 and late 2025. Experts and community leaders link this rising transphobia to a “global gender hegemonic wave” and the local adoption of far-right, anti-trans propaganda. While the 2018 Transgender Persons Act was designed to protect self-identity, recent court rulings and proposed new bills threaten to roll back these rights by prioritizing biological sex.
Date: January 27, 2026. Source: theguardian.com