Haya Day

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Haya Day (Urdu: یومِ‌ حیا) is a holiday celebrated on February 14 in Pakistan 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.^{[citation needed]}

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