Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah has emphasized the need of educating children with local literature and storytelling to arise their interest in reading to enhance their intellectual caliber as juvenile literature played crucial part in education providing both knowledge and entertainment.
This was stated by him on Monday while speaking during his visit to National Library of Pakistan (NLP) and Department of Museum and Archeology (DOAM) to review the working and performance of the attached departments of the division. On the occasion, Director General NLP Asif Iqbal Khan gave a detailed overview of history, functioning, performance and future plans of the NLP.
Jamal Shah underscored that proper ramps should be established for the facilitation of differently-abled person at National Library. He said that his division would adopt all measures to equip the library with modern facilities. Later, the Minister National Heritage and Culture presided over a meeting to review the progress on various projects of DOAM. Secretary National Heritage and Culture, Humaira Ahmed and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.
