PESHAWAR : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken an excellent initiativefor the transgender community of the province.
KP government on Monday issued driving licences to 15 transgender persons.The licences were issued to transgender persons at a ceremony held inPeshawar, where SSP Traffic Yasir Khan Afridi distributed the licencesamong them.
Speaking at the occasion, the SSP briefed the audience that 300transgenders had applied for driving licences. In the first phase, 15transgenders were licensed to drive whereas the rest of applications wouldbe processed gradually, he added.
After getting the first ever driving licence issued to a transgender personin KP, Farzana said this development will pave ways for transgenders toearn a respectable livelihood.
She said that most of her community members were fed up of dancing and,therefore, searching for alternate professions.