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In an interview with the media, Dr. Khokhar stated that transgender students had received instruction in a variety of subjects, including marketing, computer science, industrial tailoring, beauty parlor skills, and tailoring through collaboration with UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this program is to give them the abilities they need to find work in the contemporary world. He went on to say that transgender pupils had developed a variety of abilities over the previous six months and had proudly displayed their homemade goods at the expo.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion provided a forum for encouraging public acceptance and admiration of their work. The Government Girls Comprehensive Higher Secondary School Principal, Zareen Akhtar, was thanked for her assistance in promoting transgender education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obaidullah Khokhar, the secretary of the South Punjab School Education Department (S E D), has emphasized the value of transgender education in promoting skill development and uplifting the society on an economic and social level. 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