Staff Reporter
An exhibition featuring calligraphy by eminent and established artists Elahi Bux Mattee, Shabir Ahmed Zia, Muhammad Azeem Iqbal, Muhammad Shakil Tabassum, Shahnawaz Ansari and Farkhanda was organized at the Rawalpindi Art Gallery of the Punjab Council of the Arts (PUCAR) on Friday.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Calligrapher of Masjid-e-Nabvi Ustad Shafiq uz Zaman Khan (Pride of Performance) flanked by Naheed Manzoor and Director PUCAR Rawalpindi Waqar Ahmed.
The exhibition showcased the traditional style of calligraphy as preserved, promoted and propagated by the exponents of traditional as well as contemporary calligraphy.
Addressing at the inaugural ceremony, Ustad Shafiq uz Zaman Khan said that calligraphy is century’s old Islamic tradition which transmitted from generation to generation. “Over centuries, numerous styles of script have come to be associated with Arabic.
