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| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | May 9, 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pakistani law broadly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity. Section 17(b) of the Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 2020, states that a request for mutual legal assistance to Pakistan may be refused by the central authority if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the request has been made for the purpose of punishing a person by reason of his sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/pakistan/ - Section 6 para 7 Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 2020: https://nacta.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3-MLA-Act-2020.pdf https://sja.gos.pk/assets/Acts_Ordinances_Rules/Mutual%20%20Legal%20Assistance%20%28Criminal%20Matters%29%20Act%2C%202020%20%28Amendments%20upto%20date%29.pdf |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (10)
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| Description | Pakistani law only prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity. | Pakistani law broadly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity. Section 17(b) of the Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 2020, states that a request for mutual legal assistance to Pakistan may be refused by the central authority if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the request has been made for the purpose of punishing a person by reason of his sexual orientation. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/pakistan/ - Section 6 para 7 | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/pakistan/ - Section 6 para 7 Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act, 2020: https://nacta.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3-MLA-Act-2020.pdf https://sja.gos.pk/assets/Acts_Ordinances_Rules/Mutual%20%20Legal%20Assistance%20%28Criminal%20Matters%29%20Act%2C%202020%20%28Amendments%20upto%20date%29.pdf |
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| Description | For Gender identity only. | Pakistani law only prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/pakistan/ - Section 6 para 7 |
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| Sources | http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/preamble.html | https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf |
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| Description | Varies by region;For Gender identity only. | For Gender identity only. |
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| Start Date | Apr 12, 1973 | May 9, 2018 |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal in some contexts |
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| Description | Varies by region. | Varies by region;For Gender identity only. |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Varies by region. |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Apr 12, 1973 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/preamble.html |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "they have protection for gender indentity there. they are more tolerant of them. "