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However, Arzo alleged that the responsible officials, including individuals identified as Madam Saba, Dr Shahzad and Dr Zubair, failed to cooperate and misappropriated the funds meant for the trainees.<br \/>\nKhan said transgender participants were repeatedly visiting offices concerned to claim their dues but had not received their rights for the past five months.<br \/>\nReferring to Punjab, the transgender said several initiatives had been launched there for the transgender community, enabling them to earn livelihoods through skill-based programmes, while in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa they continued to face discrimination and humiliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report PESHAWAR Transgender leader and head of the Manzil Foundation, Arzoo Khan, on Monday alleged that stipends promised to transgender participants of a beautician training programme conducted under a Skill Development Project had not been paid even after five months of completion. 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