ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organisation (PLWO) is organising an ‘information literary awareness programme week’ from Tuesday.

The PLWO secretary, Zaheer Ahmed, told Dawn that during the week education experts would hold sessions in 12 educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to create awareness about literature among students.

“The main aim of our campaign is to develop the reading habit among the students.”

He said on September 13, the closing session would be organised at the National Book Foundation, Islamabad, to share the outcomes of the programme.

Mr Ahmed said the PLWO was holding the programme in connection with the International Literacy Day observed on September 8.

This year’s theme of the day was “Literacy and sustainable development.”

Published in Dawn, September 9th , 2014