The tragedy of the public proposal… Pakistan University ending was expulsion [영상]

Two students who embraced and promised to marry on a university campus in Pakistan, very conservative in terms of gender relations, were expelled.

According to AFP news agency on the 13th (local time), there was a’Public Proposal’ event on the 12th at the Lahore University campus in Pakistan. A woman knelt on one knee on the floor and handed a bouquet to her lover, asking her to marry her.

The man who received the proposal held the bouquet in his hand and hugged the woman. People around the couple congratulated them and shouted and took photos and videos.

The problem started when the photos and videos of this image spread on social media such as Twitter.

The university held a special disciplinary committee and summoned the two students after seeing the video, which was popular on social media. However, it is said that the students did not attend.

Lahore University announced on the 12th that “they were expelled from school because they violated the university rules and did not attend the disciplinary committee.” It also added that couples are also prohibited from entering the Lahore campus.

AFP news agency said, “The couple, who refused to apologize for making a proposal on the campus, also revealed that they were threatened on the Internet in connection with showing their affection.”

The AFP news agency analyzed the university’s decision to reflect Pakistan’s strict culture of gender relations. In Pakistan, there is a notion that it is culturally and religiously not allowed for men and women to express affection openly, regardless of whether they are married or not.

The AFP news agency pointed out that in addition to the strict culture, there are various restrictions on women in Pakistan.

For example, there are universities in Pakistan that prohibit female students from wearing jeans and tank tops and make up, and some universities restrict exchanges between heterosexual students. The AFP news agency reported that Pakistan has also announced the murder of the organizers of the International Women’s Day protests on March 8, which is held every year demanding the improvement of women’s rights.

When it became known that a couple was expelled after expressing affection publicly in college, there was a big repercussion on the Internet.

A social media user criticized the decision of Lahore University by posting a picture of the film’Mohavtain’ featuring the university’s dean opposing romance within the university.

Another user tweeted, “You can expel school, but you can’t expel love.”

“Pakistan society has a lot of problems,” said Gibran Nasir, a lawyer and activist. “There is no need to worry about two adults expressing affection in public.”

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