Sindh approves reservation of seats for transgenders in local councils

KARACHI: Provincial cabinet Sindh has reservation of seats for transgenders in the local councils.

Meeting of the provincial cabinet was held at the CM House on Friday while the Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the chair.
All the provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, and other concerned officers attended the meeting.

At the request of the Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Shah, the provincial cabinet discussed the allocation of reserved seats for the local council for six categories. It included women, youth (at least one seat), labor or farmer one seat, non-Muslim members one seat, persons with disabilities one seat, and transgender persons one seat.

The provincial cabinet on the request of Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon approved an amount of Rs1.7 billion for the purchase of 40 more 12-meter hybrid buses for the already operational Peoples Bus Service in the city.

A proposal of launching a Peoples Bus Service for Tourist sites in the province also came under discussion.

The cabinet directed Minister Culture Sardar Shah to submit a written proposal so that buses from Karachi to major Tourist spots such as Keejhar, Thar, Ranikot, and other areas could be launched.

The provincial cabinet after thorough consideration granted education emission to nine convicted prisoners.