Already, Jiya, 35, who goes by a single name like many trans people in Pakistan, has broken ground by opening a public shop to make clothes for women and transgender women.
Many landlords were reluctant to give a shop to a transgender woman, Jiya told Reuters at The Stitch Shop in the southern port city. She finally secured one in a new market, which she opened with two other trans women in March in time for the start of Ramadan in mid-April.
For Jiya, who studied at an all-boys' school and learned tailoring with the help of her fellow transgender women, opening her shop marks the start of her ambition.
"We want to expand this business. We want a boutique with Eastern and Western designs, all types of dresses," she said.
"I felt comfortable while she took my measurements," customer Farzana Zahid said.
A 2017 census recorded about 10,000 transgender people, although trans rights groups say the number could be well over 300,000 in the country of 220 million.