Pakistan has banned the celebration of Holi and other Hindu festivals across educational institutions in the country to save the Islamic identity, which it says was “eroding”. The directive to ban the celebration of Holi and other Hindu festivals came after a video of students celebrating the festival at a university in Islamabad emerged on social media.
The notice was issued by Higher Education Commission, Islamabad as, the commission said, it was sad to witness “activities that portray a complete disconnect from our sociocultural values and erosion of the country’s Islamic identity.”
It advised the higher educational institutions to distance themselves from such activities that, it said, was “incompatible with Pakistan’s identity”.