Famous Pakistani fashion designer Maria B is in town to school "the illiterate and deliberately ignorant" people in Pakistan about the Transgender Act and its aftermath.
For starters, the transgender law was passed a few months ago to which many people objected and demanded an amendment. Among many people was Maria B who has often explained the difference between 'transgender' and 'intersex' individuals. Although the ace haute couture designer has been criticised heavily for sounding ignorant herself, it didn't demoralise her.
For the unversed, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 is a law in Pakistan which aims to provide equal rights to transgender people and safeguard their rights through legal recognition. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act gave transgender people in Pakistan the right to choose their gender identity as they perceived it themselves and change it on previously issued government documents.
Maria B was recently invited by actor Ahmed Ali Butt to his show, Super Over, where the diva was asked to differentiate between the two genders.
The fashion designer said, “There is an important issue which needs to be discussed, in Pakistan, we have an intersex community, which is known as the Khwajasara community. Recently, an act for intersex community was passed which was hijacked by people who pretend to be interesex but they are not. The bill doesn't entirely cater to the intersex community rather promotes a hidden agenda."
Maria continued, "We are working with Jamat E Islamic Senator Mushtaq to give rights to the intersex community on a priority basis."
Maria concluded her statement with the difference between the two communities, suggesting, "The transgenders are people who were once a normal girl or a boy but thought they had opposite gender’s traits, leading them to declare their desired gender instead of the one assigned at birth."
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For those confused between the two terms/communites; a transgender person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through transitioning, often adopting a different name and set of pronouns in the process.
On the flip side, Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies".
Pakistani rupee continues recovering losses against US dollar and other currencies amid positive economic cues.
On Tuesday, the US dollar moved down and was being quoted at 283.6 for buying and 286.65 for selling.
Euro slides down to 309 for buying and 312 for selling. British Pound rate inches up to 360 for buying, and 363.5 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED dropped to 77.50 whereas the Saudi Riyal rate stands at 75.90.
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 283.6 | 286.65 |
Euro | EUR | 309 | 312 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 360 | 363.5 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 77.5 | 78.2 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 75.9 | 76.7 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 187.72 | 188.22 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 757.72 | 765.72 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 209 | 211 |
China Yuan | CNY | 39.93 | 40.33 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 41.59 | 41.99 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 36.46 | 36.81 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.42 | 3.53 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.49 | 1.56 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 922.11 | 931.11 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 60.97 | 61.57 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 175.89 | 177.89 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.68 | 26.98 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 740.01 | 748.01 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 78.27 | 78.97 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 211 | 213 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 27.45 | 27.75 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 327.65 | 330.15 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.16 | 8.31 |
The gold remained under pressure in Pakistan amid a huge drop in price of the precious metal despite in the international market.
On Tuesday, the price of a single tola of 24-karat gold stands at Rs218,500 and 10 grams of 24k gold costs Rs187,330.
Single tola of 24 karat is Rs218,500, 22 Karat Gold costs Rs200,290, rate of 21 karat gold stands at Rs191,190 whereas 18k gold rate is Rs163,875.00 for each tola.
In the global market, gold saw huge drop in price, coming down to $2037 per ounce after drop of $81.79.
City | Gold | Silver | |
Lahore | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Karachi | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Islamabad | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Peshawar | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Quetta | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Sialkot | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Attock | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Gujranwala | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Jehlum | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Multan | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Bahawalpur | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Gujrat | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Nawabshah | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Chakwal | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Hyderabad | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Nowshehra | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Sargodha | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Faisalabad | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 | |
Mirpur | PKR 218,500 | PKR 2,720 |
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