CII meeting – Transgender laws under fire.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]The chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Dr. Qibla Ayaz, stated on Wednesday that the council has determined that “self-perceived identity” is contrary to Islam after carefully examining the Transgender People (Rights of Protection) Rules.

Speaking at a news conference after hearing from all interested parties over the course of a two-day meeting, he claimed that these regulations continued the Transgender Act and featured a number of sections and clauses that were incompatible with Sharia.

He added that the council voiced concern over the social and legal issues intersex and transgender people experience and emphasised the need to secure the preservation of these people’s fundamental human rights.

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Dr Ayaz said the council also examined the amendment bills presented by Senator Mohsin Aziz, Senator Mushtaq Ahmed and Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri and suggested amendments to them.

Apart from the CII members and other religious scholars and leaders, representatives of the trans­gender community, doctors, legal and social experts, civil society organisations, the Nat­ional Database and Regis­tration Authority and Ministry of Human Rights also participated in the meeting to review all aspects of the issues pertaining to the intersex and transgender community.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]