keep a ‘distance’
KARACHI
The HEC has directed all the universities to keep a ‘distance’ from celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi on campuses. In a letter dated June 20 addressed to all the higher education institutions, the HEC said: “The higher education institutions may prudently distance themselves from all such activities obviously incompatible with the country’s identity and societal values, while ensuring that they rigorously engage their students and faculty in academic pursuits, intellectual debates and cognitive learning besides identifying, creating and fostering avenues for extra-curricular activities and rational discourse.”
