Seventh Faiz Festival begins in Lahore 

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Published: 07:17 PM, 17 Feb, 2023
Seventh Faiz Festival begins in Lahore 
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The annual International Faiz Festival has commenced at Alhamra Arts Council in Lahore, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Friday. 

A three-day event will continue till February 19, 2023. The event will host foreign delegates from countries including the UK, Canada, USA, and India for its various literary, music, and art activities. More than 60 events – comprising discussions, lectures, theatre, dance performances, and qawwali will be held at the Alhamra Arts Council.

The great scholar and poet Faiz Ahmad’s daughters Salima Hashmi and Muneeza Hashmi, Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Rafia Haider, Adeel Hashmi, and Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi were prominent who took part in an inaugural ceremony of the 7th Faiz Festival. 

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was also held at the Art Gallery. The three-day festival will have thirty-two sessions in which eminent writers, poets, and artists are taking the sessions

Renowned poet Javed Akhtar and actor-writer Atul Tiwari from India have also joined the festival. 

Talking on the occasion, Lahore Commissioner said that sixty delegates from more than ten countries are participating in the event. “I wish such festivals continue to happen in the country.”

Punjab Culture Day will also be celebrated and Jashan Baharan will also be organised, he added. 

Contrary to earlier runs, all festivities at the Faiz Festival will be free of cost for the general public after the organisers faced criticism over ticket pricing of the renowned event. The preparations at the Alhamra Hall, Mall Road, and its adjacent roads including Canal Road continue for the upcoming three days of the literary mela.

On the first day of the event, Ajoka Theatre is performing its famous play, Anhi Mai Da Sufna and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan will perform tonight. On the second day of the event, a total of 30 performances will be held in the halls of Alhamra Arts Council. According to the schedule, prominent local personalities including Dr Arifa Sayed, Zahra Nigar, Sarmad Sultan Khosat, poet Ali Mazhar, Fazal Jaat, Irfan Khosat, Imran Abas, Dr Sugra Sadaf will be attending the popular festival. There is a long list of people of high standing in their respective fields who will be talking in different sessions in the three-day festival.

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