Pakistan's largest book fair organised by Punjab University concluded on Saturday evening with the largest-ever sale of over 80,000 books, giving a landmark and historical success to the event. Provincial Education Minister, Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman attended the concluding ceremony and purchased various books from stalls during his visit.
Talking to media, the Education Minister lauded the efforts of PU VC Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran and his team for successfully organising the fair which provided books on extraordinary discounted rates to knowledge seekers. He said that he was happy to see a large number of young people, which showed that they were getting closer to books.
MPA Zaeem Qadir said that a civilised society understood that revolution could come through books. He said that students were distancing themselves from books due to internet but such a great book fair had brought them closer to books and would promote study culture among them. Khawaja Imran Nazir, Raghib Naeemi, Amjad Islam Amjad, renowned journalists, columnists, poets, bureaucrats, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and people from other walks of life visited book fair and purchased books of their choice.
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