In the run up to Valentine's Day on February 14, Pakistani's have mixed views as shops fill their shelves with gifts and messages of love.
There is a growing number of people who feel that celebrating Valentine's Day with overtures of love is a challenge to the sacred Islamic family system. Some of these are religious parties and groups, such as the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) , who have denounced the day as an insult to Islam.
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