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FIR Registered After Three Transgender Persons Killed in Karachi
Three transgender persons were found shot dead in Karachi’s Memon Goth. Police registered an FIR as activists demand justice amid rising violence against the transgender community.
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by Muhammad Hashir
2025-09-22
FIR Registered After Three Transgender Persons Killed in Karachi

Police in Karachi have registered a case against unidentified suspects following the killing of three transgender persons in the city’s Memon Goth area late Sunday night.

According to the Edhi Information Centre, the victims’ bodies were discovered after midnight, bearing multiple bullet wounds. The deceased were shifted to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medicolegal procedures.

The first information report (FIR), filed at Memon Goth police station under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code, was lodged by a transgender person who lived in the same building as the victims.

The complainant stated that on Saturday evening, the three victims had informed them they were going to Bahria Town on Super Highway. “I tried calling them, but they did not answer until 1am. Later, I saw on WhatsApp that they were returning from Nagori Society in Hyderabad when they were attacked in a forested area on the Super Highway,” the FIR reads. The complainant alleged that “unknown assailants” opened fire, killing all three, and demanded legal action against those responsible.

The murders highlight ongoing violence against Pakistan’s transgender community, which continues to face systemic discrimination and threats to safety. A recent study by Blue Veins and the National Commission on Human Rights revealed that transgender individuals are often subjected to social exclusion, family rejection, and employment discrimination, increasing their vulnerability to violence.

This is not an isolated incident. In July, gunmen killed a transgender person in Malakand division, while another was shot dead in Peshawar’s Tehkal area. Last year, two transgender individuals were stabbed to death in Mardan.

Activists have once again called for stronger protections and swift justice, stressing that the state must ensure equal rights and security for marginalized communities.
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