Court bans Valentine's Day celebrations in Pakistan

The Islamabad High Court on Monday imposed a
ban on Valentine's Day celebrations in public
places and government offices across Pakistan,
The Dawn reports.

The Federal Ministry of Information, Pakistan
Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra)
and the Islamabad High Commission have been
told by Justice Shaukat Aziz, who was hearing
the case, to submit their replies regarding the
immediate execution of the court's orders.

Print and electronic media have also been warned to "stop all Valentine's Day promotions
immediately", while Pemra has been ordered to monitor all mediums and send out notifications
banning any related promotion.

The orders were given on a petition submitted by
citizen Abdul Waheed, who maintained that
promotions on mainstream and social media for
Valentine's Day are "against Islamic teachings
and should be banned immediately."

The petition had further called for a ban on the celebration of Valentine's Day in public places, and had said, "in cover of spread of love in fact,
immorality, nudity and indecency is being
promoted which is against our rich culture."

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