JI flays Valentines Day festivities

KARACHI Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Chief, Mohammad Hussain Mehanti, on Sunday termed celebrations on Valentines Day a conspiracy to promote vulgarity in the country. Mehanti wrote a letter to Ulema, owners of newspapers and TV channels, editors and senior journalists for their attention in this regard. Mehanti in his letter expressed deep concerns over the celebrations on Valentines Day in the country for the last few years and underlined the need for controlling the culture of vulgarity. He termed this a shameful day and the people in the West are just fulfilling and satisfying their sexual thirst. He condemned the conspiracy of West to promote the day of vulgarity in Pakistan and criticised some elements for allowing Western festivities. He said it is the religious and constitutional responsibility of the rulers to stop promotion of un-Islamic culture like Valentines Day.

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