Islamabad Literature Festival kicks off today
Visitors browse through books at exhibit on the concluding day of the 14th Karachi Literature Festival. PHOTOS: EXPRESS
The 9th Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF), a three-day literary celebration, is set to begin at the Gandhara Citizen Club in F-9 Park on Friday (today).
The sprawling park will provide a vibrant backdrop for this highly anticipated event organised by Oxford University Press (OUP).
Under the theme 'People, Planet, Possibilities,' ILF eyes a diverse array of enthralling keynote speeches, engaging discussions, book launches, exhibitions, and film screenings.
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The inaugural day will be open to the public, featuring insightful addresses by OUP Managing Director Arshad Saeed Husain, the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Pakistan Jane Marriott, and Getz Pharma Pvt Ltd Managing Director Khalid Mahmood.
The day will also feature keynotes by renowned British author and historian Victoria Schofield, along with eminent Urdu poet Iftikhar Arif. A captivating literary performance will conclude the proceedings.
Adhering to its tradition of celebrating Urdu poetry, the event's programme includes a grand mushaira presided over by Iftikhar Arif, and a Ghazal Night featuring the maestro Ustad Hamid Ali Khan on the second and third evenings, respectively.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2023.