Haya Day

After Pakistan ({Haya Day}) (Urdu: یومِ‌ حیا) is a holiday celebrated on February 14 in the world as a replacement to Valentine's Day [1] It was first celebrated by Islami Jamiat Talaba Pakistan.

Rallies, seminars and other events are held in all major colleges and university campuses in the capital Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore,[2] Gujranwala, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Quetta and other cities attended by students.

[3] Haya Day supporters have been criticized for opposing the romantic sentiments of Valentine's Day, holding that many in Pakistani "glorify violence" and "ridicule love".

[1] Awareness stalls are set up in different institutions across the country and literature is distributed against Valentine's Day.

[4] One such stall was set up in Lower Mall near Government Islamia College, Civil Lines in Lahore where the student organisation played nasheeds on the topic of modesty.