As the world prepares to celebrate the popular Val's Day the people of Pakistan have been warned not to
partake in it.
The government of Pakistan through its agency, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), has reminded the people of Pakistan and various media outlets of the ban placed against Valentines Day and the promotion of its events.
Last year February 2017, following an Islamabad's court's ruling, PEMRA issued out an advisory banning all respondents from releasing any news or promotions regarding Valentine's day.
Pakistani women belonging to religious party Jamiat-e-Ulema Pakistan set fire to Valentine’s Day cards during a protest against the holiday, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 14, 2012.
Prior to the ban, many people in Pakistan had started embracing the Val's day celebrations and various business outlets were already making money selling Val's products, but a protest by an Islamist group, Jamaat-e-Islami, prompted a petition by one Abdul Waheed, who argued that promotions of Valentine’s Day were “against the teachings of Islam and should be banned immediately." And it was upon this petition that the court of Islamabad ruled against the celebration and promotion of Val's day in Pakistan.
Prior to the ban, many people in Pakistan had started embracing the Val's day celebrations and various business outlets were already making money selling Val's products, but a protest by an Islamist group, Jamaat-e-Islami, prompted a petition by one Abdul Waheed, who argued that promotions of Valentine’s Day were “against the teachings of Islam and should be banned immediately." And it was upon this petition that the court of Islamabad ruled against the celebration and promotion of Val's day in Pakistan.
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