Bahawalpur Literary, Cultural Festival continues at Islamia University of Bahawalpur.

Bahawalpur: On the third day of the Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival, book launch, film screening, RuBaru, media conclave and Grand Mahfil-e-Mushaira were held at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Syed Noor, Nasir Adeeb, Amna Mufti, Nazir Leghari, Sheema Kirmani, Rizwan Razi along with the host Sajjad Parvez took a tour on the rise and fall of Pakistani cinema in the media conclave on the theme of Pakistani film industry yesterday and today at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. The speakers hoped that the Pakistani film industry would regain its lost position in the modern era. There was an interesting face-to-face discussion between Sheema Kirmani and Amna Mufti about fine arts and performing arts in Pakistan. Eminent analyst Mujahid Barelvi discussed the background of Habib Jalib’s revolutionary poem “Lazam Hai K Hum Bhi Dekhian gy” along with Sheema Kirmani and Sheema Kirmani performed on this famous poem. Syed Tabish Alwari presided over the Grand Mahfil-e-Mushaira and Umbreen Hussain Ambar, Aqeel Abbas Jafari, Azhar Faragh, Gul Nukhiz Akhtar, Mansoor Afaq, Agha Sadaf Mehdi and other famous poets participated in the Mushairah. Meanwhile, the ongoing Bahawalpur Literary and Cultural Festival at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, with book exhibition, agricultural and industrial exhibition, handicrafts exhibition, flower exhibition and colorful food courts, is going on and the whole campus is in the mood of a festival. Yesterday, Sajjad Pervez talked about the life and struggle of the Vice-Chancellor in a RuBaru session with Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob.

Special Correspondent