Pakistanis should ignore Valentine's Day, president urges

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2016-02-13 | 08:30
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Pakistanis should ignore Valentine's Day, president urges
President Mamnoon Hussain has urged Pakistanis not to observe Valentine's Day, the romantic holiday that hardline Muslim clerics want banned but officials in the capital say they cannot suppress.

The president criticised Valentine's Day, which falls on Sunday this year, as a Western import that threatens to undermine the Islamic values of Pakistan.

Despite its roots as a Christian holiday, Valentine's Day has gained popularity among Pakistanis, with flower vendors reporting booming sales this year, as in recent years.

"Valentine's Day has no connection with our culture and it should be avoided," Hussain said at a ceremony celebrating a nationalist leader.

Local media reported earlier in the week that Islamabad  would ban celebrations on Valentine's celebrations as an "insult to Islam", but city officials later said such a rule would be unenforceable.

The northwestern city of Peshawar, near the Afghan border, has banned Valentine's Day celebrations, local media said.
 
 
 
 
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