Faisalabad university to celebrate 'Sister’s Day' instead of Valentine’s Day
UAF vice chancellor said they are mulling a plan to distribute scarf, shawls and gowns among female students on Feb 14
January 15, 2019
FAISALABAD: The University of Agriculture in Faisalabad has announced it will celebrate ‘Sister’s Day’ on February 14 instead of Valentine’s Day.
UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa said the varsity will be observing ‘Sisters’ Day’ to promote eastern culture and Islamic traditions among the youth.
The varsity vice chancellor further said that “UAF was mulling a plan to distribute scarf, shawls and gowns” among female students on the day.
Inaugurating the signage “I love UAF”, Dr Randhawa said, “We are enriched in our culture, norms, and Islamic values.” In our culture, women are more empowered and earned their due respects as sisters, mothers, daughters and wife, he added.
Dr Randhawa said that "we were forgetting our culture and western culture was taken root in our society".
Last year, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) maintained its ban on airing of content promoting Valentine's Day celebrations on electronic and print media.
