Shahzadi Rai, a prominent transgender activist, announced on her Twitter account on Wednesday that she had become the first transgender person to be appointed to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). Shahzadi Rai expressed her excitement at the historic opportunity to serve as a member of the KMC and thanked the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its leaders for making this possible.
Shahzadi Rai has dedicated herself to fighting for the rights of the transgender community in Pakistan. Her appointment marks a significant milestone towards achieving gender inclusion and diversity in political representation.
Shahzadi Rai spoke about her aspirations to help empower the transgender community and to ensure that human rights for all are protected. She highlighted her primary goal of making policies and projects inclusive for transgender people. Shahzadi also expressed her desire to work towards making life better for all the people in Karachi, regardless of their gender identity.
Shahzadi Rai’s appointment has been widely praised by civil society bodies and transgender activists on social media. Many people have hailed the achievement as a vital step towards mainstreaming transgender people into all kinds of policy-making.