In recent news, University of Lahore students – who were filmed proposing and hugging each other at the university campus – have tied the knot. The ‘PDA couple’ received major backlash after a video of the girl, Hadiqa Javaid, proposing to her boyfriend, Shehryar Rana, went viral. The two of them were expelled and prohibited to enter university premises. Will the management take back their decision now?
How it all began
Earlier, a video of a girl proposing to a boy she likes was making rounds on social media. The two were identified as University of Lahore students. However harmless their romance maybe, the public did not take kindly to their actions.
Netizens gathered on Twitter to conjointly call this behaviour ‘obscene’. Some even questioned them on moral and religious grounds. In addition to this, the public demanded that the university take strict action against the ‘PDA couple’.
The University of Lahore students ended up getting expelled and were forbidden to enter the university premises. Let’s take a look at the video that caused havoc on social media:
Celebrities speak out in support of the University of Lahore Students
Famous celebrities and political figures took to their respective accounts to show their support for the couple. Here’s everyone who spoke out:
Powerful! Expressive! Full of hope & love! More power to the youth! https://t.co/5X2HjkY6hQ
— Dr. Sharmila sahibah faruqui (Phd) s.i (@sharmilafaruqi) March 14, 2021
مرضی سے شادی ہر لڑکی کا بنیادی حق ہے، اسلام عورتوں کو جو حقوق دیتا ہے مرضی کی شادی ان حقوق میں مرکزی حیثئیت رکھتی ہے یونیورسٹی انتظامیہ اپنے فیصلے پر نظرثانی کرے، لڑکیوں کو پراپرٹی سمجھنا اسلام کے خلاف ہے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 15, 2021
Larki ko sar-e-aam dantnay marnay par koee mutawaja nahi hota, par pyaar say galay langana buhat bada jurm hai. pic.twitter.com/GduBytbNnO
— Shehzad Roy (@ShehzadRoy) March 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/sethimirajee/status/1370486050590658560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1370486050590658560%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1186767
Apply all the rules you want but you can’t expel love! It’s in our hearts, it’s the best part about being young and it what makes life worth living! You learn more about love than you can ever learn at an institution ❤️
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) March 13, 2021
A country where pedophiles are defended and protected in the name of child marriage and converting religion of little girls we are uncomfortable with two consenting adults expressing love for each other. We reduce our so called morals to a joke everyday. #UniversityOfLahore
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) March 12, 2021
Ridiculous. https://t.co/DxVGXVpdqq
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) March 13, 2021
Public Apologies
Both Hadiqa Javaid and Shehyar Raza took to their Twitter accounts to share a public apology. Shehryar wrote:
All my fault do not say anything bad about @HadiqaZJavaid_
https://twitter.com/ShehryarAhmed__/status/1371015692347052033
In response to this, the girl who proposed to him said:
No shery ! If anyone’s fault then it’s mine, do not blame urself
https://twitter.com/HadiqaZJavaid_/status/1371016024582066177
A happy ending for the couple
It all ended on a happy note, as news of the couple tying the knot started making rounds. A Twitter user, sharing the happy news, wrote:
The couple, who got engaged in public at Lahore University, got married. We demand the university to admit both of them back. Shame on those who were calling the couple’s move obscene. (Daily Jang Lahore),
Along with the caption, he also shared a picture from the Jang newspaper. Let’s take a look:
لاھور یونیورسٹی میں پبلک کے سامنے ایک دوسرے سے منگنی کرنے والے جوڑے نے شادی کر لی
ہمارا مطالبہ؛ یونیورسٹی ان دونوں کو واپس داخلہ دے
ان رجعتی عناصر کے لئے شرم کا مقام جو اس جوڑے کے اس قدم کو فحاشی قرار دے رھے تھے۔
(روزنامہ جنگ لاھور ) pic.twitter.com/V4C9gnU8tx— Farooq Tariq (@FarooqTariq3) March 15, 2021
Responding to this Tweet, Hadiqa replied from her alleged original Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/HadiqaZJavaid_/status/1371513570328936452
The University of Lahore students also wrote ‘Alhamdulillah’ [thank God] on both their timelines:
https://twitter.com/HadiqaZJavaid_/status/1371505849605193730
https://twitter.com/ShehryarAhmed__/status/1371507129274744835
Though their journey might have started on the wrong foot, we hope these two University of Lahore students spend a happy married life together. What do you think of this news? Share your views in the comments section.
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