LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered formation of a medical board on the issue of gender-change surgery of a girl.
The court also sought a report from health authorities concerned about the surgery (sex-change) of the girl.
Justice Jawad Hassan passed the orders on a petition filed by one Saba, a resident of Sialkot, for permission to undergo a gender-change surgery.
The petitioner’s counsel argued before the court that his client was 30-year old and she started feeling physical changes in her body at an early age.
He pleaded with the court to grant permission to undergo a gender-change surgery.
But, the court questioned how it could grant permission to someone for a gender-change surgery. Under what law, such a step could be allowed, it added.
Subsequently, the court ordered the formation of a medical board and sought a report.
The court granted opportunity to respondents for filing the reply to the petition and adjourned further proceedings.
