Tag: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
A father killed his own 19-year-old daughter because he was ‘upset’ that she’s transgender
A father has been arrested in connection to the murder of his 19-year-old transgender daughter.
The father, Aurangzeb Akbar, went to a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, this past Saturday. His daughter, Maya, was staying with friends out of fear of violence, and they petitioned police for assurance that he wouldn’t harm her if she returned home.
Akbar told police that he would not harm Maya and even provided the authorities written assurance that he wouldn’t hurt her, according to...