Pursukoon Karachi: Come one, come all
The three-day festival will take place at the Arts Council, NAPA and Cantt Station .
Provincial minister for works and services, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani releases a dove as he inaugurates the Pursukoon Karachi festival. PHOTO: IRFAN ALI/EXPRESS
KARACHI:
Emotional speeches, envisioning a peaceful Karachi, kicked off the three-day cultural festival, Pursukoon Karachi, at the Karachi Arts Council and National Academy of Performing Arts simultaneously on Friday.
“Pursukoon Karachi is a fresh breeze in this suffocating environment and I pray that it moves ahead and spreads happiness and peace,” said Sindh minister for works and services, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, as he inaugurated the festival at the Karachi Arts Council. “We have seen the peaceful days of Karachi, when it was full of happiness and love. Our young generation is also dreaming of peace which we can restore if we try.”
Bijarani attended the inauguration as the chief guest in place of Sindh chief minister who was absent due to meetings. He assured Pursukoon Karachi of the government’s full support and also announced Rs2.5 million grants for its projects. “This caravan will move ahead with its message of peace and love. People will join in and that time is not far when peace and love will replace terrorism.”
Noorjehan Bilgrami, the Pursukoon Karachi curator, lauded the efforts and support of the sponsors in their projects, particularly in ‘Umeed Ka Safar’ — a project to revitalise the Karachi Cantonment Railway Station. “Attend the festival and join hands with us in bringing back peace to the city.”
President and chief executive officer of the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Zia Mohyeddin, and Karachi Arts Council President Muhammad Ahmed Shah also spoke at the ceremony.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2013.
Emotional speeches, envisioning a peaceful Karachi, kicked off the three-day cultural festival, Pursukoon Karachi, at the Karachi Arts Council and National Academy of Performing Arts simultaneously on Friday.
“Pursukoon Karachi is a fresh breeze in this suffocating environment and I pray that it moves ahead and spreads happiness and peace,” said Sindh minister for works and services, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, as he inaugurated the festival at the Karachi Arts Council. “We have seen the peaceful days of Karachi, when it was full of happiness and love. Our young generation is also dreaming of peace which we can restore if we try.”
Bijarani attended the inauguration as the chief guest in place of Sindh chief minister who was absent due to meetings. He assured Pursukoon Karachi of the government’s full support and also announced Rs2.5 million grants for its projects. “This caravan will move ahead with its message of peace and love. People will join in and that time is not far when peace and love will replace terrorism.”
Noorjehan Bilgrami, the Pursukoon Karachi curator, lauded the efforts and support of the sponsors in their projects, particularly in ‘Umeed Ka Safar’ — a project to revitalise the Karachi Cantonment Railway Station. “Attend the festival and join hands with us in bringing back peace to the city.”
President and chief executive officer of the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA), Zia Mohyeddin, and Karachi Arts Council President Muhammad Ahmed Shah also spoke at the ceremony.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2013.