UNDP Pakistan is proud to have supported inclusive electoral and political processes in Pakistan. Extended through the Strengthening Electoral and Legislative Processes (SELP) project and working closely with key institutions such as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), UNDP remains focused on advocacy, capacity-building, and sensitization for inclusion of Pakistan's most vulnerable and marginalized groups in the country's political sphere. 

A key area of focus has been the inclusion of transgender persons in these processes. In 2018, UNDP through SELP and its project on Decentralization, Human Rights and Local Governance (DHL) conducted a series of dialogues with the transgender community that led to the development of a Charter of Demands set forth by the community. Through the engagement of a range of stakeholders especially a large number of transgender community representatives during this process as well as other key stakeholders including the ECP and NADRA, the National Strategic Framework on Transgender Persons Protection and Political Inclusion builds upon previous work and provides a roadmap for expanding political and electoral space in Pakistan.