Abbottabad Literature Festival kicks off
People browse through books at a discount stall, while panelists of the inaugural session take the stage at the 14th Karachi Literature Festival. photos: agencies
The district administration organised a two-day Abbottabad Literature Festival on Saturday with the support of District Youth Affairs Abbottabad, Institutional Education and Awareness, Oxford University Press and other institutions.
The National Book Foundation, Social Welfare, Wildlife, Rescue Services, Agriculture Office, COMSATS University, Medical and other established stalls at the festival, where the citizens took great interest.
The festival officially started at COMSATS University, where a large number of students and citizens participated.
The chief guest of the event chairman District Reconciliation Committee (DRC) Ayaz Saleem Rana and Additional Deputy Commissioner Jabril Raza appreciated the participants and their enthusiasm.
Rana expressed hope that the organisation of the festival will promote knowledge and literature and provide learning opportunities to the students. At the festival, tableaus were presented by the children, storytelling for children and books were provided at low prices under the Books on Wheel project while stalls for local handy crafts were also established.
Raza said to promote education and reading habits, it will be ensured that more festivals will be held in the future for the awareness of children and students.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2023.