Bahawalpur, February 18, 2023 (PPI-OT):Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Dr. Ehtesham Anwar has said that annual organization of Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival in Islamia University Bahawalpur is a very good initiative. He said that Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival is a reflection of the great cultural traditions of Bahawalpur. He said that this event is being organized for the last three years under the patronage of Vice Chancellor Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob. Holding this event in the university not only highlights the local culture but also provides an opportunity for solidarity and unity at the national level. Commissioner Bahawalpur expressed these views in his office during a meeting with the management committee members of Literary and Cultural Festival of Islamia University Bahawalpur.
He said that divisional, district administration and other institutions will fully cooperate with Islamia University Bahawalpur in organizing the Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival. At this point Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Zaheer Anwar Jappa, Prof. Dr. Shahzad Rana, Prof. Dr. Asif Naveed Ranjha, Prof. Dr. Naveed Aslam Mulghani, Additional Commissioner Faisal Atta, Dr. Nasir Hameed Director Information Punjab Bahawalpur and other senior officers and faculty members were present. In the meeting, Director Public Relations and Focal Person Shahzad Ahmad Khalid said that various events will be organized in Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival from February 27 to March 2 in Islamia University Bahawalpur.
Among them, all Punjab recitation and naat and speech competitions, mahfil samaa, book exhibition, flower exhibition, agricultural and industrial exhibition, theatre, media conclave, mahfil mushaira and other events will be held. He said that poets, writers, intellectuals, media persons and prominent personalities related to the arts from all over the country will participate in these events. Art to local artists under the direction of Vice Chancellor Engineer Professor Dr. Athar Mehboob A special platform will be provided for demonstration. In this regard, some events will be organized by Bahawalpur Museum and Arts Council. Commissioner Bahawalpur appreciated the arrangements being made in this regard and directed that full cooperation should be given to the university administration in organizing the event.
For more information, contact:
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB)
University Chowk, Gulshan Colony, Bahawalpur,
Punjab – 63100, Pakistan
Tel: +92-62-9250235
Fax: +92-62-9250335
E-mail: info@iub.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iub.edu.pk/