Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi inaugurated the Pakistan Literature Festival Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu Kashmir Chapter at PC Hotel Muzaffarabad Kashmir. Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori inaugurated the festival. Muhammad Ahmad Shah, Justice (Retd) Nasira Iqbal, Senior Journalist Hamid Mir, Saleem Safi, Munawar Saeed, Fawad Hasan Fawad, Kamran Lashari, Dr. Muhammad Usman Chachar, Noor ul Huda Shah, Shafiq Raja, Professor Nadeem Bukhari, Akhlaq Ahmed, President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir saeed Khawar, Midhat Shahzad, Ahmed Attaullah attended the inaugural session.
After the recitation of the Holy Quran, Pakistan Literature Festival started with the National Anthem and Azad Jammu and Kashmir National Anthem, while the cultural dance of Kashmir was also presented by Kashmiri artists. Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi President Muhammad Ahmad Shah in his welcome speech. said that there are many divisions and problems in Pakistan, so should we stop living and breathing, or solve these problems.
We have seen a lot of bloodshed.
We saw a lot of carnage in the first Urdu conference, Through communication through culture and languages, Karachi has been made the cradle of peace, there is no greater weapon than culture, the chain of dialogue is ending, it is the responsibility of artists, writers to understand the mood of the people, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali. Jinnah made Pakistan, this is the forum of Pakistan, including writers, journalists, poets, artists, singers, all of you are included.
The media people are worried by sending bad news, there should be some good news as well, he said that the media has an important role in promoting literature and art, in connecting the people of Pakistan and conveying the message.
I am playing the role of a bridge, he said, saluting Nasira Iqbal who is the symbol of Allama Iqbal, I thank the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for the way it has cooperated with us day and night. Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tesori while addressing the opening session of Pakistan Literature Festival in Muzaffarabad said that Ahmed Shah has decorated the flower squad of writers and poets in Muzaffarabad.
