By Our Correspondent
KARACHI: In yet another chilling act of violence against Pakistan’s transgender community, three transgender individuals were found shot dead in Karachi’s Memon Goth area late Sunday night.
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According to the Edhi Information Centre, the victims’ bodies bore multiple bullet wounds and were shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medicolegal formalities.
Police confirmed that a First Information Report (FIR) was registered at the Memon Goth police station under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
The complainant — a transgender person living in the same building — stated that the victims had informed them Saturday evening that they were going to Bahria Town on the Super Highway. When repeated calls went unanswered, WhatsApp messages later revealed they were returning from Nagori Society in Hyderabad. It was on their way back, in a forested patch along the Super Highway, that they were allegedly ambushed and killed by unidentified attackers.
The complainant emphasized that unknown individuals shot the victims for unknown reasons and demanded strict legal action.
The brutal killings have once again highlighted the grave risks and violence faced by Pakistan’s transgender community. A joint report by Blue Veins and the National Commission on Human Rights earlier this year documented widespread social exclusion, employment discrimination, and repeated incidents of deadly violence against transgender individuals.
Recent years have seen a disturbing rise in such crimes: in July, a transgender person was gunned down in Malakand, while another was killed in Peshawar’s Tehkal area. Last year, two transgender persons were stabbed to death in Mardan.
Human rights activists have called for urgent state intervention to end the cycle of violence and provide safety, justice, and dignity to Pakistan’s marginalized transgender community.
