ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's PM Imran Khan has launched the Health Justice Health Insurance Card Scheme for transgender people living in the country, showing generosity to them. On the occasion of the launch of this scheme in Islamabad on Monday, Imran Khan has commended the Government Health Department for coming up with the idea of providing health insurance to transgenders.

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Sources say that while addressing the function organized to provide health insurance cards to transgenders, Imran Khan said that sadly, our country does not have any idea what kind of difficulties the transgenders would face. is. Seeing the enemies of transgender people, the government has decided to bear their responsibility. At the same time, the government will now provide them health insurance card. According to the report of Pakistani newspaper Dawn, Imran Khan assured the transgender community gathered on the occasion that the government will ensure their protection. At the same time, it will work to end the prevailing negative attitudes against transgenders. It is known that Pakistan has officially recognized transgenders as the third gender since 2009.

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At the same time, according to the census of 2017, there are 10,418 transgenders in Pakistan. Punjab province alone has 64.4 percent transgender population of the country. Sindh has the second largest population of transgenders in Pakistan (24 percent). Just a few months ago, Imran Khan started a polio-free campaign. But the worrying thing is that this campaign is also not bringing any special color. There has been a record increase in polio cases in Pakistan this year. In such a situation, it has to be seen how effective Imran's campaign has been with transgenders.

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