Peshawar attack aftermath: Second day of cultural festival called off
The three-day festival will return today
KARACHI:
The second day of the spring holidays cultural festival, being held at Amin House in Sultanabad was called off after the attack on a Peshawar imambargah. “We cancelled all of today’s activities in respect for the martyrs,” said Thespianz Theatre artistic director Faisal Malik on Saturday. The three-day festival will return today with its performances, although the literary sessions have been cancelled. The cultural dances will be followed by a concert by Pashto singer Zeek Afridi, who will perform for the first time in Karachi.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2015.
The second day of the spring holidays cultural festival, being held at Amin House in Sultanabad was called off after the attack on a Peshawar imambargah. “We cancelled all of today’s activities in respect for the martyrs,” said Thespianz Theatre artistic director Faisal Malik on Saturday. The three-day festival will return today with its performances, although the literary sessions have been cancelled. The cultural dances will be followed by a concert by Pashto singer Zeek Afridi, who will perform for the first time in Karachi.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2015.