Jamaat e Islami challenged the Transgender Bill in Federal Shariat Court
Jamaat e Islami challenged the recently passed Transgender Bill in Federal Shariat Court. The ongoing controversial law has yet again sparked a debate on Judiciary System. A bill that was recently passed in the assembly under the name of the Transgender Act. The newly passed law allows any person in Pakistan to undergo a Sex Change Operation if he/she wants. However, A senator challenged the Act in the Federal shariat court of Pakistan. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of Jaamat-e-Islami against the Transgender Rights Bill 2018. He claimed that the newly formed bill contradicts Islamic principles and values.
In a sparking debate during the hearing of the case, the committee gave remarks against the law. Senator of Jamaat-e-Islami has asked the court to change the law not to give permission to any...