Cultural show

Published August 7, 2019

LAHORE: The information and culture department is set to organise a programme, ‘Hum Aik Hain’, on Thursday (tomorrow) at Alhamra to highlight the real purpose of freedom and to express solidarity with Kashmiri people.

According to a spokesperson, a meeting was held at the Lahore Arts Council to finalise the programme that was attended by executive directors of the Lahore Arts Council and Punjab Arts Council and other officers concerned.

The meeting was informed that artists from all provinces, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Balistan, would perform at the event.

Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2019

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