The two-days Grand Peace Fair ; concluded here on Wednesday with a commitment to make combined and integrated efforts for the promotion of peace and culture, irrespective of personal, political and ethnic affiliations. The event was jointly organized by The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA), the Department of International Relations and the International Relations Student Association (IRSA). The event aimed to promote sustainable peace through Culture and tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially in the Newly Merged Districts of erstwhile FATA. Caretaker Minister for Higher Education Qasim Jan and Brigadier Sajid Mahmood were the chief guests of the event. President of IRSA Ahmad Ali Khan and Incharge of IRSA Dr. Khurshaid were also present on the occasion. The first-day event included the Pakistan National Security Conference to portray the prevailing regional security situation and its impacts on Pakistan. On the final day, the panel included
Caretaker Minister for Higher Education Qasim Jan, Vice-Chancellor Peshawar University Muhammad Saleem, Chairman IR department Dr. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardi, Manager Culture, Marketing & Information Hamyoon Khan, Dr. Saif Ullah, Dr Nazneen of Environmental Sciences and Zia Ur haman Zia. Participants emphasized peaceful cohesion and national integration of tribal people after the merger of erstwhile FATA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constitutionally.
Preservation and Promotion of KP's Culture and Heritage. He marked that the potential of our indigenous Tangible and Intangible culture stands not less than billions of dollars in the global creative economy, which can create endless opportunities for people living in remote areas from Chitral to the South Waziristan.
