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The transgender women on the trail of Pakistan’s missing children | Thaslima Begum
On Karachi’s streets, a team is leading the way where police have failed in investigating disappearancesZigzagging through Karachi’s main road, Layla Gulnaz*, 46, is on a mission. Beneath a sweltering sun, she goes from one car to the next, peering intently at the backseat passengers as she asks for spare change. She approaches a black car with a family of five inside. As the father reaches for change, Gulnaz quickly scans the faces of the three children in the back. To buy time, she makes small talk, but the man passes her a few rupees and hastily rolls up the car window. Continue reading...
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