IHC prohibits any kind of Valentine’s Day celebration

Valentine’s Day celebrations across Pakistan has been banned by the Islamabad High Court on Monday.

The IGC also reportedly directed the information ministry, federal government, Pemra chairman and chief commissioner to submit a reply in the case within a period of 10 days.

Petitioner Waheed said filed his complaint after saw media presenting the holiday like it was a Pakistani tradition. A judge in Pakistan has ruled on Valentine’s Day, and he wants to bid it adieu. But a Pakistani court chose to take that step on Monday, effective immediately.

Last year, Pakistan also banned Valentine’s Day, calling it an “insult” to Islam and warning that “strict” action against anyone daring to celebrate the day in any part of Islamabad.

The order was in response to a private petition which argued the festival promotes immorality, nudity and indecency under the guise of celebrating love.

The notification said that sale of Valentine’s Day cards, flowers and paraphernalia were banned. Several unofficial bans on celebrating the day exist in smaller towns and villages.

Roses and chocolates won’t be red-hot sellers in Pakistan – where a court has banned Valentine’s Day.

A joint operation conducted in several Malaysian states February 6-8 resulted in the arrests of 27 suspects believed to be involved in cross-border Internet love scam syndicates, the Singapore Police Force announced Monday. Also previous year, vigilantes gathered to burn [BBC report] Valentine’s Day cards, which they saw as a symbol of assimilation of Western ideas into Pakistani society. A similar order was in place past year in Islamabad.

Plenty of people hate Valentine’s Day, whether it’s because of the holiday’s commercialization of love, the accompanying shaming of singles, or some other reason entirely.