PESHAWAR,February 22 (ONLINE): Secretary Culture, Tourism, Archaeology & Museums Muhammad Tahir Khan Orakzai on Tuesday inaugurated the five-days Peshawar literary festival organized to bring writers, readers and literary enthusiasts on a common platform .
The event was organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cultural and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) in collaboration with National Commission for Human Development, Department of Education & Research- University of Peshawar and Dosti Foundation.
The festival aims to provide writers, readers, and literary enthusiasts a platform to engage in discussions, debates and to exchange ideas to foster a love of reading and writing, engage and entertain audiences, and contribute to a vibrant cultural scene.
The event would provide a chance to authors to showcase their work, for publishers and literary agents to discover new talent, for audiences to engage with their favorite writers and to continue the tradition of promoting and celebrating literature.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Culture Tahir Khan Orakzai said that such activities are much needed and added that the literature festival would help in revival of literary tradition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The festival would feature author readings, panel discussions, book signings, and workshops, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to interact with writers and acquaint themselves to literary world.
It is also an opportunity for publishers and literary agents to discover new talent and for writers to showcase their work to a broader audience.
By providing a platform for exchanging ideas and promoting literature.
He said that KPCTA is endeavoring to support in organizing such events for the promotion of cultures, tourism, languages & literatures as a mandate.
KPCTA is always striving to safeguard & promote natural & cultural heritage and to insure its suitability.
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