Refworld | Pakistan: Suatn of homosexuals, cludg the applitn of laws towards homosexuals, the number of prosecutns of homosexuals and their out; whether any regns have an open and active gay muny

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PAKISTAN: SUATN OF HOMOSEXUALS, CLUDG THE APPLITN OF LAWS TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALS, THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTNS OF HOMOSEXUALS AND THEIR OUT; WHETHER ANY REGNS HAVE AN OPEN AND ACTIVE GAY MUNY

Homosexual acts are illegal Pakistan (US 6 Mar. Unr Sectn 377 of the untry's penal , homosexualy is not explicly mentned, but "rnal terurse agast the orr of nature" is punishable by a fe and/or imprisonment for a perd of two years to life (UN 10 May 2005; Pakistan n.

2006), homosexual acts are punishable by rporal punishment (whippg), imprisonment, or ath (ibid. Likewise, gay marriage is illegal Pakistan (BBC 5 Oct.

Informatn on the number of prosecutns agast homosexuals Pakistan and their out uld not be found among the sourc nsulted by the Rearch Directorate. Neverthels, May 2005, two gay men were publicly lashed Pakistan's north wtern Khyber regn after they were ught havg sex (BBC 5 Oct.

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Refworld | Pakistan: Suatn of homosexuals, cludg the applitn of laws towards homosexuals, the number of prosecutns of homosexuals and their out; whether any regns have an open and active gay muny.

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