The Punjab School Education Department (SED) has opened the first school exclusively for transgender people in Lahore on Wednesday. The school was inaugurated in New Garden Town near Barkat Market by
Provincial Education Minister Punjab Murad Raas.
The school, which was opened on Wednesday, will work in two shifts where the first half will be dedicated to imparting mainstream education while the second half will focus on teaching technical skills. Students will be provided with free books, uniforms, school bags, and pick and drop service.
Three transgender schools in the province are already being run in Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan.
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