The Daily Populous Sunday September 21st, 2025 evening edition
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Bodies of three transgender people found in Pakistan

Estimates say there are about half a million transgender citizens in Pakistan and they face continued social exclusion and abuse

Police in Pakistan say they have found the bodies of three transgender people on a roadside in the southern city of Karachi, in the latest violence against the community.

They were shot dead by unidentified assailants and their bodies discovered shortly after midnight on Sunday in the Memon Goth area of Karachi, police said.

"The bullet-riddled bodies of three transgender women were found on a highway," city police official Javed Ahmed Abro told the AFP news agency.

Authorities are still in the process of confirming their identities and have yet to determine a motive.

Amnesty International says there has been a concerning rise in violence against trans people, also known as Hijras, in Pakistan.