Supreme Court SC has given the right to vote to eunuchs and sought the report from Election Commission. Two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry heard the petition filed by Aslam Khaki advocate on Monday.The court directed the social departments to collect the data on Eunuchs to enter them in voter lists.
The court also directed the NADRA to expedite the issuance of IDs to the community. Meanwhile the reports of three provinces including Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtoonkha were presented before the court. The advocate General Sindh told court that Sindh government has allocated the piece of land to establish a resident colony for eunuchs and jobs are being given to them also.
The provincial advocate generals informed that the property share is being given to these eunuchs. Meanwhile court directed to the advocate general Balochistan to expedite the process of transfer property share to eunuchs. Later the hearing of the case was adjourned to December 12.