KARACHI: The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi has organised a programme to celebrate International Dance Day.

Famous artists and groups, including Nighat Chaudhry, Mohsin Babar and Farrukh Darbar (Kathak); Wahab Shah & Co. and Mani Chao (Bharatanatyam); Abdul Ghani and Khurram (Fusion); Kaif Ghaznavi, Iram Basheer and Abdul Sattar (semi classical) enthralled the audience with their wonderful performance.

Culture and Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah said that dance was our tradition and it was the tradition of Bulleh Shah. “Our nature is full of dance. For 5,000 years, we have the testimony of the dance in the statue of the dancing girl of Mohenjo Daro.

Arts Council president Ahmed Shah said: “The blood of our body dances. But we people don’t dance. It’s not a problem of religion, it’s a problem of culture. We don’t have the freedom to be happy, it’s our basic right to be happy.”

Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2023