ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions about the rights of transgenders.
A two-member Federal Shariat Court bench comprised of Chief Justice Syed Muhammad Anwar and Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh reserved the verdict after the completion of arguments by all parties.
Court Reserves Verdict in Case Regarding Transgenders
The court reserved the verdict after consecutive hearings. Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Mian Faisal Irfan produced the written reply of the federal government while the Ministry of Religious Affairs submitted the Hajj policy for transgenders to the court.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, journalist Oriya Maqbool Jan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), and others had also filed petitions against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2O18. APP
