Gul Panra was murdered in Peshawar city on Wednesday 9 September. According to Gulf News, Panra was shot six times, and her friend and fellow trans woman, Chahat, was also injured.
Chahat is now in critical condition in the Khyber Teaching Hospital. No suspects have been identified yet.The president of Pakistani group TransAction Alliance, Farzana Ilyas, has condemned the attack, demanding justice for Gul and Chahat.
Ilyas also said Pakistani authorities should be doing more to protect the country’s trans community. The hashtag #JusticeforGulPanra has been circulating on social media, with a twitter user saying the attack is a ‘reminder of the lack of tolerance’ of the LGBTQ+ community in Pakistan.