BAHAWALPUR: The district administration in coordination with the Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) has planned a three-day fourth literary and cultural festival from March 5.

Presiding over a meeting to finalise the events, DC Zaheer Anwar Jappa said the festival, which would be held at the IUB, is of prime importance to introduce Bahawalpur’s fertile culture and to introduce its literary and historic heritage around the world.

The DC was informed that a number of noted personalities have been invited to chair different sessions of the festival.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2024

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