India, Sept. 14 -- A group of Pakistani elders have formed an 11-member committee in Swabi region and declared that all transgender persons would be expelled from the district, media reports said.

The development came after a Wednesday incident when the transgender people and participants of a music programme used "abusive language" against the police over the latter's bid to stop the event, reported Dawn News.

The police later arrested 226 people by launching a crackdown.

The arrested people included two transgender.

Maulana Haqqani, who is one of the members of the committe, told Dawn News: "We don't want our youth to get involved in wrong activities and wish to create an environment where everyone earn livelihood with dignity and h...