CM to inaugurate Sibi festival tomorrow
The event to host conference on livestock
Provincial ministers, members of the national and provincial assembly, belonging to Balochistan will also attend the event. It is expected that the initiative will turn the district into a hub of cultural activities. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal will inaugurate the annual week-long Sibi Festival on Sunday (tomorrow), the historic fiesta will be organised similar to the one hosted each year in Lahore.
Provincial ministers, members of the national and provincial assembly, belonging to Balochistan will also attend the event. It is expected that the initiative will turn the district into a hub of cultural activities.
CM Kamal urges functional institutions for development
The event will start with a horse and cattle show. After which, a conference will be held on livestock, then there will be an industrial exhibition.
The highlight, however, will be the mushaira (poetic recitation), stage shows, and a circus. People from all over the province will also bring their cattle and horses to sell.
Last year, over 2,000 Bhag Nari and Bal Nari — two cattle breeds found only in Sibi — were sold to farmers in Punjab and Sindh, private news channel reported.
Historians believe that Sibi festival dates back thousands of years and the previous rulers celebrated it annually. Mir Chakar Khan Rind, who ruled over Balochistan in the 16th century, made Sibi his capital. He would hold the festival at the end of each winter and before the advent of spring.
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal will inaugurate the annual week-long Sibi Festival on Sunday (tomorrow), the historic fiesta will be organised similar to the one hosted each year in Lahore.
Provincial ministers, members of the national and provincial assembly, belonging to Balochistan will also attend the event. It is expected that the initiative will turn the district into a hub of cultural activities.
CM Kamal urges functional institutions for development
The event will start with a horse and cattle show. After which, a conference will be held on livestock, then there will be an industrial exhibition.
The highlight, however, will be the mushaira (poetic recitation), stage shows, and a circus. People from all over the province will also bring their cattle and horses to sell.
Last year, over 2,000 Bhag Nari and Bal Nari — two cattle breeds found only in Sibi — were sold to farmers in Punjab and Sindh, private news channel reported.
Historians believe that Sibi festival dates back thousands of years and the previous rulers celebrated it annually. Mir Chakar Khan Rind, who ruled over Balochistan in the 16th century, made Sibi his capital. He would hold the festival at the end of each winter and before the advent of spring.