Gay bars islamabad

A man who tried to establish Pakistan's first gay club was detained in a mental hospital by local authorities, according to The Telegraph. Bin Laden was killed there in According to The Telegraph, the man wrote in the application filed to the city's deputy commissioner that the club would be a "great convenience and resource for many homosexual, bisexual, and even some heterosexual people residing in Abbottabad in particular.

Same-sex intercourse in Pakistan is punishable by imprisonment ranging from two years up to a life sentence. The Telegraph reported that the application for the proposed club said it was going to be called "Lorenzo gay club," and there would be "no gay or non-gay sex other than kissing". It added that a sign would be visible on the wall warning that no sex would be allowed on the premises, meaning anti-sodomy laws would not be "flouted on the premises," according to the newspaper.

A man tried to set up Pakistan's first gay club. He was put in a mental hospital.

The deputy commissioner for Abbottabad did not immediately respond to a Business Insider request for comment. However, his office confirmed receipt of the proposal to The Telegraph, adding that it was under review. The outlet reported that gay application had leaked online and caused outrage among local politicians.

A member of the far-right Awami Tehreek party threatened to douse the building in petrol and set it on fire if islamabad was granted, per The Telegraph. His friends told The Telegraph that they had been barred from bar him, and were concerned for his safety. Before being detained, the applicant told the newspaper: "I talk about human rights, and I want everyone's human rights to be defended.

He also told the newspaper that if authorities refused the application, he would take it to court. Business Strategy. Real Estate. Small Business. The Better Work Project. Personal Finance. Tech Science. Markets Stocks. Lifestyle Entertainment. Reviews Tech. Video Big Business. Food Wars. So Expensive. Still Standing.

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