Valentine taboo in Pakistan

- As far as Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, Valentine's Day is celebrated not in his country Sunday. He believes it is a Western tradition that is not part of Islamic Pakistani culture.

He said Saturday during a speech to a group of students in the capital Islamabad.

Blindly following western traditions,, leads to erosion of our values ​​, said Hussain, and can lead to an increase in sexual violence against women, as in neighboring India. Students can as for him better focus on their studies.