After a landmark ruling by the Lahore High Court, Pakistan will now include transgender people in its national census this March. 。
The 2017 census is the sixth for the country and comes after a long gap of 19 years.。
SEE ALSO:India's first transgender college principal resigns as colleagues fail to get over her sexual identity 。The court's decision came after a petition was filed last November, which had called for the acknowledgement of Pakistan's marginalized transgender community, Reuters 。reported.。
While there are no official stats on the size of the third-gender population, estimates range from 80,000 to 500,000, with nearly 70,000 in the city of Karachi alone. 。
The transgender community in the country has welcomed the court's decision and has hoped for an "equal citizenship" status. 。
Thanks for signing up!。
Earlier in 2012, Pakistan's Supreme Court had declared equal rights for the community, including their right to inherit property and assets. In 2011, trans people had been granted the right to vote. 。
In a largely conservative society, such decisions are indeed laudable. 。
In the Indian sub-continent, Nepal, was the first in the world to count the third gender in its national census in 2011. India, too, did it in the same year. 。
Many developed countries do it differently still.。
Many developed countries do it differently still. 。
Tweet may have been deleted 。
Featured Video For You 。
(责任编辑：百科)
Dressage horse dancing to 'Smooth' by Santana wins gold for chillest horse
'Overwatch' player uses bongos and a Nerf gun to play Orisa
Snake on a plane hitches a ride to New Zealand, which has no snakes
Sit back, relax and enjoy some Hillary ClintonFiji wins firstThis app is giving streaming TV news a second try
Watchup, the once-buzzy news video streaming service, is trying its hand again at the news game with
...[详细]Sony teases first 'Dark Tower' footage: So the Man in Black has the Force?
"The war is over, gunslinger," says the Man in Black -- a purrier-than-usual Matthew McConaughey in
...[详细]Pete Souza joins chorus gloating over Trumpcare failure with epic Instagram
The schadenfreude online when Trumpcare collapsed for a second time was deafening. However, amid all
...[详细]Director with bad Rotten Tomatoes ratings slams Rotten Tomatoes
Are loving movie reviews and reading their Rotten Tomatoes ratings mutually exclusive? Apparently, a
...[详细]5 people Tim Cook calls for advice on running the biggest company in the world
It's only fitting that the leader of the biggest company in the world has a pretty impressive list o
...[详细]10 things to look out for in the brand new 'Justice League' trailer
The first Justice Leaguetrailer has exploded onto the internet, and it's a lot to take in. There are
...[详细]With the new iPhone SE, India finally gets its decent, cheap iPhone
Apple is finally giving India a decent iPhone it can afford. The company today announced that the ne
...[详细]YouTube issues proper apology over restricted mode censoring creators
YouTube's controversial "restricted mode" setting may soon be a thing of the past.Following days of
...[详细]One thing's for sure: you're never too old to learn. 。Massachusetts woman Clare Picciuto turned 100 F
...[详细]Pete Souza joins chorus gloating over Trumpcare failure with epic Instagram
The schadenfreude online when Trumpcare collapsed for a second time was deafening. However, amid all
...[详细]
