Successful organization of Pakistan Literature and Faiz Festival

It is said that Lahore is Lahore and those who have not seen Lahore are not Jamiaan, there is such a thing that everyone is drawn to this city.

Recently, the Pakistan Literature Festival was organized by the joint effort of Karachi Arts Council and Lahore Arts Council, which was memorable in every respect, Karachi Arts Council President Ahmed Shah Jahan was able to bring local and foreign artists and writers to Lahore. Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi also took the lead in propagating the traditions of his land.

Executive Director Al-Hamra Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi and his team, especially Deputy Director Sobh Sadiq, also worked day and night to make the festival a success.

Literary and cultural personalities Fateh Muhammad Malik, Anwar Maqsood, Iftikhar Arif, Khursheed Rizvi, Nair Ali Dada, Mian Ejazul Hasan, Nasira Iqbal, Salima Hashmi, Mustanasir Hussain Tarr, Kishore Naheed, Ataul Haque Qasmi, Pir. Zada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, Manoor Saeed, Hamid Mir, Kamran Lashari, Zafar Masood, Razi Ahmed and other famous artists and writers of the country participated and graced the event. The famous humorist Anwar Maqsood and Faqir Ejazuddin gave it.

Humamir performed the duties of organization. The second day of the Pakistan Literature Festival also saw more enthusiasm than the first day. The third and last day of the festival also continued.

The highlight of the Pakistan Literature Festival was the launch of the famous bureaucrat Fawad Hasan Fawad’s book “Kunj Qafs” in which Yasir Pirzada, Noor Al Huda Shah, Wasi Shah, Wajahat Masood and Hamad Ghaznavi spoke while Asma Shirazi was responsible for Nizamat. done

In the beginning, Wasi Shah said that this is a prisoner’s diary which is a poem written in prison, but it does not show despair in any way, but it ends with the light and lamp of Jaganu, which is a human being. A New Hope Gives Hamad Ghaznavi, commenting on the book, said that it is a vivid picture of our collective failures in the name of accountability, and it is a painful cry that resonates with the reader.

He recited a poem from the book written by the author in the name of his son, which was appreciated by the rest of the participants. Yasir Pirzada while talking said that this book is good for NAB officers, investigators and policemen. It is a gift so that they can understand the pain of Kunj Kafs. This book seems to smell of rebellion but it is a lament before this fake society. The fact is that both civil service and poetry should cherish Fawad.

At the end of the session, the author of the book, Fawad Hasan Fawad, expressed his opinion and said that I have only one message for the young generation that they should never accept any narrative that is based on a sect or a particular group or hatred and read the book within themselves. Strengthen the habit of this you will not be a victim of any narrative, he also recited a poem written by him on current affairs.

On the last day of the festival, a condolence reference was held in memory of eminent poet, playwright and writer Amjad Islam Amjad. . Anbarin Haseeb Anbar kept crying repeatedly during the conversation and said that I do the program daily but Amjad Islam was for Amjad, she cannot say.

Hall One of Al-Hamra, which was packed with audience, became overwhelmed and some could not control their emotions and walked out of the hall. Well-known writer and poet Iftikhar Arif said that in today’s society it is a very difficult task to be associated with literature for forty years, but Amjad Islam Amjad did this difficult task.

When the Pakistan Literature Festival came to a colorful end, prominent writers, poets and artists of the country were present on the stage in the presiding session. The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi gave Lifetime Achievement Award to three intellectuals Kishore Naheed, Nayyar Ali Dada and Naheed Siddiqui while famous singer Natasha Baig, Sahir Ali Baga and singer Asim Azhar performed brilliantly at the Pakistan Literature Festival.

President Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Muhammad Ahmad Shah thanked the people of Lahore and said that when we were coming here, I was worried about how the people of the city will behave in the new city and now I don’t want to leave.

He said that Lahore is the hometown of Balhe Shah, Iqbal, Faiz and Data. We were welcomed by Zinda Dalan Lahore, we will come again and again and we will come soon – Naheed Siddiqui performed a dance during the closing ceremony, while well-known singer Natasha Baig, singer Asim Azhar and Sahir Ali Baga created the magic of sound, attracting thousands of people. Fans in large numbers kept swaying and dancing to these songs.

The people of Lahore Pakistan Literature Festival had not yet come out of the charm of the International Faiz Festival. By the time the readers are reading these lines, 2 days of the festival will have passed and Sunday will be the third and final day. The Faiz Festival is also being held at the Lahore Arts Council, Lahore. The meetings are scheduled, including Pakistan, delegates from America, UK, India, Canada and other countries are participating.

Faiz Festival was inaugurated during a grand ceremony at Alhamra Art Gallery on the first day. The same evening, Ajuka Theater’s play “Inhi Mai Da Safna” was presented which was well received by the audience. Renowned singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan also performed in which a large number of literati participated.

Dr. Arifa Saida, Zahra Nagar, Javed Akhtar, Adeel Hashmi, Naveed Shahzad, Sarmad Sultan Khost, Salima Hashmi, Danish Hussain, Mehtab Rashidi, Rukhshand Naveed, Bela Raza Jameel, Basharat Kazem, Musharraf Ali Farooqui, Ayesha Jahanzeb, Shahryar. Zaidi, Arshad Mehmood, Khawaja Najam, Amna Ali, Khawaja Mumtaz, Executive Director Lahore Arts Council and famous artist Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi, Fawzia Waqar, Huma Prince, Yusuf, Muhammad Aziz Seehal, Salman Rashid, Wajahat Malik, Dr. Najeebuddin Jamal, Rehman. Faris, Nair Rabab, Sheba Alam, Shehryar Mirza, Nain Sukh, Prof. Zubair Ahmed, Shabana Abbas, Fazal Jatt, Ilyas Ghman, Sughri Sadaf, Ali Usman Qasmi, Amar Ali Jan, Ali Dayan Hasan, Sajal Ali, Samia Mumtaz, Sania Saeed. , Sami Raheel, Imran Abbas, Farah Yasmin Sheikh, Maryam Hassan, Abbas Shafi, Irfan Khost, Salman Shah and other delegates are participating.

With the successful organization of this event, where people of literature and taste will get an opportunity to learn a lot, a clear message will be sent to the whole world that Pakistanis are fond of art, literature and culture.