Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Tuesday deemed Transgender Act 2018 un-Islamic. The council said many sections of the Transgender Act are not in conformity with Islamic teachings. The council asked the government to form a committee to review the Transgender Act and the committee should ...

WASHINGTON – US assistant health secretary Dr. Rachel Levine Tuesday was sworn in as first transgender four-star admiral in one of the country’s eight uniformed services. The 63-year-old became the highest-ranking official in the US Public Health Service Corps that is responsible for sending ...

Russia will soon sign an amended Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Pakistan for the construction of the flagship North-South Gas Pipeline (NSGPP). As per the amended agreement that is subject to the terms and conditions set forth by both countries, the pipeline will stretch 1,100 km from ...

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has established an Islamic Center for the city’s transgender community. The community will also be provided monetary assistance and jobs with the help of the private sector. The objective of the initiative is to alleviate and facilitate ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government makes history with first ever transgender woman in the World included in the high level UN delegation. Aisha Mughal has become the first transgender woman to represent Pakistan at a United Nations Forum officially. She was recently included in the country’s ...

*New Delhi:* Chinese soldiers transgressed into the Indian border areas at least 326 times in 2018, according to the data revealed by the central government on Wednesday in Parliament. Replying to a question on rising incidents of incursion by the Chinese troops, Minister of State (MoS) for ...

ISLAMABAD – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), met with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday to discuss progress of financial inclusion ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi holds contact with UN Secretary General today over Occupied Kashmir. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi link Saturday will speak with United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) António Guterres and discuss India’s human ...

PESHAWAR –KP Government takes yet another unprecedented step for welfare of transgender community across the province. Transgender rights organizations Blue Veins and TransAction (Provincial Alliance of Transgender Community) appreciated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for fulfilling their ...

ISLAMABAD – In a first, the Ministry of Human Rights of Pakistan has appointed a transgender person. Ayesha Moghul will be working in the Ministry of Human Rights as a resource person. Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari shared the details of appointment on her Twitter ...