KARACHI, Pakistan - Lawyer Nisha Rao maneuvers among the throng of black-coated attorneys clustered near Karachi’s city courts searching for her client.But Rao, 28, is not just another lawyer running for a meeting. As Pakistan’s first transgender lawyer, she has carved a path from the streets to the courtroom and her example is inspiring other transgender people in the conservative Islamic Republic.
Rao also ended up begging on the streets after running away from her middle class home in the eastern city of Lahore when she was 18 with two other transgender persons. Rao stood at traffic lights begging from car to car but was determined to escape that path, eventually using her income to pay for law classes at night.
She has contested 50 cases and is working with a non-governmental organisation fighting for transgender rights.“As my case pertains to harassment, I feel that Rao can represent me best since transgenders are subjected to frequent harassment in our society,” said Jeya Alvi, 34, an office secretary meeting Rao for a consultation.
Imagine that. And Pakistan has been touted to be such a backward and poor country by the western world as forever strict in its customs and religion. Knowledge is indeed power.
More good news please(((
I’m glad she has found her place in the world.
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You are Gross
Pakistan mein bahut chakke bhare pade hain
Selfish
Ok. Strange struggle to secure the end of deaths
good luck
Rockin in the free world
Good work .
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