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| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | May 19, 2023 |
| End Date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Description | The Federal Shariat Court struck down the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, declaring it un-Islamic. |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/pakistan-revocation-of-rights-of-transgender-and-gender-diverse-people-must-be-stopped/ |
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Revision History (2)
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| End Date | (none) | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Description | Pakistan struck down its Transgender Act declaring it in-Islamic. | The Federal Shariat Court struck down the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, declaring it un-Islamic. |
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| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | May 19, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pakistan struck down its Transgender Act declaring it in-Islamic. |
| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/pakistan-revocation-of-rights-of-transgender-and-gender-diverse-people-must-be-stopped/ |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "non-binary gender is regonized in Pakistan"
- Status is not correct "While the Shariat Court ruled that that sections 2(f), 3 and 7 of the Act, concerning self-perceived gender, do not conform with Islamic principles, and are therefore invalid, this cannot be put into effect until all avenues for legal challenge of the court's ruling have been exhausted. See, for example: https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/balancing-gender-rights-pakistans-federal-shariat-courts-verdict-on-self-perceived-gender-identity/"