The booklovers bonanza of Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) will commence from December 30 at the Karachi Expo Centre and continue until January 3.
At least 136 leading publishers and booksellers from Pakistan and 40 exhibitors from 17 countries will take part in the 16th edition of the annual event, said KIBF Managing Committee's Waqar Mateen Khan and Aziz Khalid at a press conference held at a local hotel on Tuesday.
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They said Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association is organising the five-day event. Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah is expected to inaugurate the fair. Famous artist and writer Anwar Maqsood would be keynote speaker on the occasion.
The organisers expect footsteps of around 400,000 book lovers to hunt for their choice on discount at over 330 stalls of local and foreign publishers
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