City administrator stresses need for fostering culture of reading
Shahid Afridi says no society can progress without education
Commissioner says similar facilities also being set up in North Nazimabad, Malir, Garden
The government has allocated Rs150 million to set up two libraries at the Quetta International Airport and Spinny Road
Six more libraries will be established in other parts of city
Sudents will benefit from facilities beyond what is offered in traditional libraries
A children’s library has been established at Alkhair School in New Karachi with the support of the Turkish government
The library houses around 4,000 rare books on literature and culture in English and Urdu, as well as 650 drama scripts
The nine-year-old would plead with people in the library to teach him the alphabet
Genres added in library include English novels and science fiction books