London, Jan 28 (NationPress) A report released on Wednesday reveals a disturbing rise in violence against the transgender community in Pakistan, spotlighting the recent attack on Bindiya Rana.

Rana was assaulted in her home while sharing tea with Zehrish Khanzadi, another trans woman and advocate for transgender rights with the Gender Alliance Interactive (GIA). "Within moments of Rana unlocking the door remotely from the kitchen, three shots were fired. The attackers fled, and she narrowly dodged all three bullets," Khanzadi recounted in a statement to the prominent UK newspaper, Guardian.

As the head of GIA, Rana is committed to promoting transgender rights, while Khanzadi serves as a dedicated activist. By morning, they had lodged a formal police report against the unidentified assailants. Khanzadi is acutely aware of the threats that trans communities in Pakistan encounter, yet she never anticipated becoming a victim in her own home in Karachi. "Those who protect others are now being targeted," she expressed to the UK newspaper.

The shooting on January 19 marks the latest incident in a string of violent attacks and murders targeting transgender individuals in Pakistan. In September, Nadira, a trans woman begging at Sea View beach in Karachi, was assaulted with a knife after refusing advances from a man.

"I informed him that I’m a beggar, not a sex worker, but he wouldn’t listen," Nadira, who is HIV-positive, stated. She managed to cling to her bag containing PKR 2,500, but the attacker stabbed her in the abdomen. Just two days later, three trans women were shot at close range on the outskirts of Karachi.

According to GIA, violence against the transgender community has escalated significantly, with 55 murders documented in Sindh province between 2022 and September 2025, including 17 in Karachi. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), local elders in various districts have been ordering trans women to vacate, accusing them of 'corrupting the youth'. In September, approximately 200 individuals, including four transgender persons, were detained during a dance event in Swabi, according to the Guardian.

Farzana Riaz from the Transgender Community Alliance in Peshawar stated that the transgender community had organized a dance event, and no one objected when it was publicized. Many trans women now live in fear of stepping outside their homes. Currently, 26 petitioners have lodged a case in the Peshawar high court against the provincial police chief for harassment and humiliation. The court has issued restraining orders against local authorities to halt the expulsion of transgender individuals.