Sindh govt to continue supporting Karachi Arts Council: commissioner

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Sohail Rajput chaired a meeting of Governing Body of the Karachi Arts Council. He assured the governing body that the Sindh Government was committed to continuing its support to the Arts council and meet the council's long standing goals to promote art and literature in the city so it can remain a prominent platform for artists, writers and literary expression.

The President of the Karachi Arts Council Ahmed Shah made a detailed presentation to the commissioner on the achievements and activities successfully undertaken by the Karachi Arts Council and specially mentioning the importance of the International Urdu Conference which is attended by writers, poets, artists and scholars from all over the world every year.

The Commissioner showed a keen interest in the council's contribution towards reviving art, poetry and literary prose and for keeping them alive. He pressed the need for more organisations like the Karachi Arts Council.-PR

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