MUZAFFARABAD: The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJ&K) has imposed a ban on using lipstick for female students.
According to sources, a circular has been issued from the University of Kotli education department saying girls cannot lipstick otherwise 100 rupees will be fined.
It further said the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (UAJ&K) has issued a circular banning the use of lipstick for female students. The document is dated 21st January, 2020.
Social media users have condemned the move, seeing it as infringing upon the rights of students.
Management of the university said that this circular has been issued by the education department therefore it will not be applicable to the whole university. Earlier, in November 2019, the university had asked female students to wear the abaya.
مظفر آباد یونیورسٹی میں طالبات کے لپسٹک لگانے پر پابندی عائد،#MerayPassTumHo #ajkuni @tariqfarooq60 @TariqNaqash @PM_AJK @wasimpfp @GFarooqi @ZubairAlikhan94 @mona_qau pic.twitter.com/f8FEfhiqvV
— Babar Abbasi (@BabarAbbasiPk) January 26, 2020
Students have been banned to wear lipstick in AJK university’s Institute of Education.
Now what!! ????????♀️ Is this stupidity or extremism? pic.twitter.com/9jwFxYy9cw— Aay Eye (@Aakefah) January 26, 2020
مظفر آباد یونیورسٹی میں طالبات کے لپسٹک لگانے پر پابندی عائد،#MerayPassTumHo #ajkuni @tariqfarooq60 @TariqNaqash @PM_AJK @wasimpfp @GFarooqi @ZubairAlikhan94 @mona_qau pic.twitter.com/f8FEfhiqvV
— Babar Abbasi (@BabarAbbasiPk) January 26, 2020
