Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is addressing the opening ceremony of the 6th Sindh Festival. (File: Photo)
Karachi: The 6th Sindh Literature Festival organized with the joint cooperation of Arts Council Karachi and Sindh Literary Foundation was inaugurated colorfully.
According to Express News, the festival was inaugurated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and the opening ceremony was attended by Muhammad Ahmad Shah, Provincial Minister of Culture and Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Nurul Huda Shah, Mushahid Hussain Syed, Faqiruddin Ijaz Shah, Shamsul Haq Memon, Salim Safi and Ijaz Turk participated.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah while speaking said that the name of Sindh Literature Festival should have been Sindh Literary Festival, Sindh is the land of Sufis, I myself belong to Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s Nagri, there should be such literary programs. Respect for humanity increases.
He said that research, literature, music and reasoning are the weapons of any society by which the society moves forward. are
He further said that 50% of the population of Sindh society i.e. our women, mothers, sisters, all are imprisoned in their homes, let’s find opportunities for them together and do some important work to change the hellish life of women of Sindh. do
Provincial Minister of Culture and Education Syed Sardar Shah while speaking said that some forces try to stop such a festival, they will respond to the blasts with a bang, the message of Sindh is love and peace, on the basis of language and nationality. Not disagreeing with anyone, disagreeing with a specific thought.
He said that people from different provinces have come to the festival who have brought the message of love, extremism in the subcontinent was fought by cultural institutions, writers and the poor. That we will answer the bomb with a bomb and an explosion with bait.
President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmad Shah said that we left Sindh and went to Lahore to promote our culture, Lahore welcomed us with open arms, culture is our greatest weapon, Punjabis accepted this message, many There are difficulties, under the leadership of Murad Ali Shah, we are also going to Gilgit, we will end hatred.
Shams-ul-Haq Memon said that climate change is the theme of the festival this time. Have to keep it.
Mushahid Hussain Syed said that this Sindh Literature Festival unites people, resistance started from Sindh, MRD movement was the resistance movement of Sindh, Sindh has an important role in politics not only in culture, in the capital of Sindh. Not the majority of Sindhis, the hospitality of Sindhis is something to be proud of.
Noorul Hadi Shah said that we have discussed with the Chief Minister about the census, we have not asked the Chief Minister for a job or money, we have gone to Lahore and talked about Sindh, the Arts Council in the world used to talk about Sindh. Is.
Naseer Memon said that six to seven months ago, we have gone through the worst tragedy, two million more people became poor in Sindh after the flood, a new life has to start from the ruins of Sindh.
Naseer Gopang said in the welcome speech that some non-conformist friends are opposing for no reason, we can learn from literary fairs, Sindh Literature Festival is in its sixth year, government patronage is necessary for literary fairs.
Faqir Ejazuddin said that I wish to speak in Sindhi, languages should be handed over to the provinces after the 18th Amendment, the conditions that existed in Sindh fifty years ago are still the same today, if we do not take pride in our national culture. So it will end.
MD Sindh Education Foundation Qazi Kabir said that Sindh Education Foundation is educating nine lakh children, our children are studying in other provinces, our old writers were connected with educational institutions.
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