After uproar over Holi celebrations in Islamabad university, Pakistan PM's office asks Higher Education Commission to withdraw notification.

The article reports on a statement by Salman Sufi, head of the Pakistan Prime Ministers Strategic Reforms Unit, that Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain has requested the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to revoke an order that objected to the Hindu celebration of Holi being observed at a university in Islamabad. According to HEC Executive Director Shaista Sohail's notification, the country's image has been adversely affected by the celebration of Holi festival on a university campus.