• Chief Minister Maqbool Baqir will inaugurate Urdu Conference.
• Gulzar and Javed Siddiqui will participate via Zoom from India.
• 4-day  Urdu Conference will be held from Nov 30 to Dec 3 at ACP.

KARACHI: 16th Aalmi Urdu Conference by Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi will be held from November 30 to December 3 at Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi.

This was announced by the President of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Muhammad Ahmad Shah in a press conference held regarding the 16 Almi Urdu Conference. Muhammad Ahmed Shah, eminent poet Iftikhar Arif, Senior Journalist Ghazi Salahuddin, Author Noor ul Huda Shah, Qudsia Akbar and Secretary Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Aijaz Farooqi briefed the media.

President of Art Council Mohammad Ahmed Shah said that today is a very big event for us. 4 days 16th Aalmi Conference will start on 30th November at 4:00 pm. Chief Minister of Sindh Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqir will inaugurate the festival. Gulzar and Javed Siddiqui will be participate via Zoom from India.

Shah further highlighted that the Aalmi Urdu conference is the culture after that numerous festivals were started. The renowned authors of the various languages were happy at the same stage. Previous year we thought that we must hold the sessions in Sindhi, Phusto, Balochi, Saraeiki, Punjabi and other languages.

Arts Council will launch the book of renowned author of India Javed Siddiqui and he is also the scriptwriter of the “Dil Waly Dhulania Ly Jain Gy”. ACP also launch Indian Journalist Saeed Naqvi’s book “Muslman La Pta Hogay”.

While speaking to the Media Noor ul Huda Shah said Arts Council Karachi organized festivals at Lahore, Kashmir and Sukkur. The meaning of the Ahmed Shah and Arts Council was changed after these experimental events. We observed huge mass at these festivals as compared to the political parties’ sessions. Literature is the only source to spread awareness. Ahmed Shah provides the platform for freedom of opinion.

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Senior Journalist Ghazi Salahuddin said that Aalmi Urdu Conference is the mother of all festivals. Urdu conference is the little effort to connect Youth with literature because it is important to save Pakistan’s identity. He further said that it is a unique thing to gather different linguistics and intellectuals under the one roof.