Folk Music of Pakistan, has therefore been selected as the theme for the 2013 calendar said the organizers of the event on Monday.

Abdul Baqy Khan Managing Director Merck Pakistan in presence of Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck mentioned that Pakistani folk music deals with subjects surrounding daily life in grandiose terms.

This is beyond the love and emotion usually contained in its traditional and classical counterpart, he added.

Musicians and proponents of music present on the occasion said different forms of Folk music in Pakistan have paved the way for a diverse number of new music forms.

These different forms of music have given people an outlet to express how they feel about many things in their lives and the public life of their county and the world.

Pakistani music has evolved and people now are recognizing it as a great way of self-expression, said Mohamamd Sulaiman.

Welcoming Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley Chairman of the Executive Board of Merck at the calendar launch, Abdul Baqy Khan, Managing Director of Merck Pakistan, said "Presence of Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley in the ceremony indicates how much importance the multinational gives to Pakistan for investment in corporate sector."

Merck Calendar 2013 of folk music will be considered as another novel idea by the people of Pakistan & our friends world over said Abdul Baqy Khan.