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First transgender person issued a driving license in Islamabad
The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Monday issued a licence to a transgender woman for the first time on the special directives of the capital police’s chief.
The inspector general of police (IGP) issued the directives that the woman, Laila Ali, had been driving her car without a licence for a decade.
Laila Ali, who is listed as Mohammad Ali on her CNIC and driving licence, told Dawn she was visiting the IGP office to discuss the issues and problems faced by the transgender community in the federal capital, including victimisation by the police. She said that about a fortnight ago, the police had registered a false case against some transgender women and arrested them.