"Transgender persons are a vulnerable segment of society and we must all give them dignity and respect."
"If the police fail to identify the killers, we will announce a countrywide protest."
"When hate speech and campaigns are carried out so openly, outcomes like this are inevitable. Even though the state and police are on our side, killings are still occurring, which indicates that deep-rooted hatred against transgender people persists in our society."
"These back-to-back tragedies show that the khawaja sira community is being systematically targeted. This is not just about individual killings, it's an attempt to terrorise and silence an entire community,"
Three transgender women were found shot at close range and dumped on a roadside in Memon Goth, Karachi. Police described the bodies as bullet-riddled. Provincial chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah called transgender persons a vulnerable segment that deserves dignity and respect. Activists characterized the killings as attempts to silence the khawaja sira community and warned of countrywide protests if police fail to identify the killers. Karachi councillor Shahzadi Rai linked the killings to open hate speech and persistent deep-rooted hatred. Gender Interactive Alliance said the community is being systematically targeted and demanded accountability. The Lancet reported 90% of transgender people in Pakistan have faced physical assaults.
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