Civil Society Extols Nayab Ali for Venturing into Parliamentary Race

APP

Islamabad: Civil society members showered praise on Nayab Ali for her decision to run for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming general elections.

According to their perspective, participating in transgender elections would serve as a catalyst for empowering the transgender community, ensuring the protection of their rights.

Zarina Imtiaz, a prominent social activist, expressed optimism about transgender individuals entering the political arena, considering it a beacon of hope for a segment that has long been neglected in society.

Imtiaz emphasized that the transgender community, estimated to be at least half a million strong in the country, deserves the safeguarding of their rights.

She highlighted the unique opportunities that contesting elections could provide, emphasizing the importance of creating a platform for their voices to be heard and their rights respected.

Nayyab Ali, the only transgender candidate for the 2024 general election, has said, “The few initiatives by the past government’s have boosted the morals of the transgender community.”

She said, “Give me a chance, not for power but for the empowerment of my neglected segment of society.”

She further said, “I am an educated trans woman in Pakistan. I must be given a chance, though it is my first time, but I will prove myself.”

She said, “After coming into power, she will work for the education of the transgender community, as this is their basic right.”

She said, “Most transgender people discontinue their education due to the discriminatory behaviour of society, so this step will further encourage them to prove their abilities.”

She said, “Having a respectable livelihood is the right of every person, so this neglected segment also has the right to live with dignity.”

She said, “There is a dire need for empowering the transgender community by taking multiple initiatives in the education and health sectors, and we also need to create awareness among the masses to treat them well.”

She added, “Beside the transgender community, she will also work sincerely for general people to dig out their problems and solve them as soon as possible.”