Fourth (04th) Sindh Literature Festival, which is jointly organized by the Sindh Literary Foundation (SLF), Endowment Fund Trust (EFT), Culture Department Government of Sindh and Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi. This festival is a three-day event which includes book-launches, sessions on cultural development, political development, history, education along-with live performances of folk-music and theatre.
Fourth (04th) Sindh Literature Festival will be inaugurated by Syed Sardar Ali Shah, provincial minister of Sindh for culture. This was informed by President ACP Karachi, Mr. Mohammad Ahmed Shah while addressing the press conference for the Fourth (04th) Sindh Literature Festival.
President of ACP Karachi said; “I am grateful to our press/media for highlighting the positive face of Pakistan”. He further added by saying that; “ACP is the core of culture and the biggest festival of Sindh culture is going to be held in Arts Council and we are delighted to host this literature festival”.
Mohammad Ahmed Shah was accompanied by the writer and columnist Noor-ul-Huda Shah along with organizers Naseer Gopang, Zohaib Kaka and Najia Mir. He said; “five years ago, three youngsters Naseer Gopang, Zohaib Kaka and Najia Mir set out to organize the Sindh Literature Festival, a festival that reflects Sindh’s literature, way of life and culture”.
“For some time, there has been a lot of work being done in Sindh to eradicate hatred. There are two platforms that are playing a pivotal role in this regard. One is the Arts Council and the other is the Sindh Literary Foundation. The Arts Council is a place where every language and culture is valued. This year I hope that the more people participate in this program, the more positive the message will be conveyed to the world” said Noor-ul-Huda Shah.
One of the organizer Naseer Gopang said; “we used to attend Karachi Literature Festival every year and being inspired by that we decided to organize Sindh Literature Festival. The purpose was to highlight that Pakistan boasts rich and vibrant cultures, traditions and flavors”.
Addressing the press conference, Zohaib Kaka said that; “the festival is being organized under very adverse conditions and during such times we would like to thank Endowment Fund Trust, secretary culture (Sindh) Akbar Laghari, Minister of Culture (Sindh) Syed Sardar Ali Shah and president Arts Council Mohammad Ahmed Shah for this continuous support us for this festival”.
Najia Mir said that; “04th Sindh Literature Festival will have about 27 sessions, including international sessions. Many overseas literary personalities will also participate in the festival virtually”. She further added that; “people who love literature have always supported us and the number of visitors to the Sindh Literature Festival is increasing every year, which is a good sign”.
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