PESHAWAR, July 18: Writers have appreciated the role of the Gandhara Hindko Board in promoting literary and cultural activities in Peshawar over the past many years. Enumerating the achievements of the board at a function, Hindko writers and poets said the board had successfully held 350 literary sittings over the past eight years.

Board general secretary Mohammad Ziauddin said the objective of holding literary sittings was to critically analyze the Hindko literature being produced under different genres, find out new writers/poets and bring to the fore the work of seniors.

He said the first such sitting was held at Gulbahar on July 16, 1997 under eminent Hindko poet, writer and research scholar Mukhtar Ali Nayyar.

Other office-bearers of the board said the literary sittings had helped promote Hindko language. A total of 32 poets read out their verses at the function.