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KARACHI, Sep 25 (APP):The 35-day World Culture Festival will be kicks off in Karachi from Thursday and Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi will organize this mega event.
Addressing the press conference at Haseena Moin Hall on Wednesday in this regard, President Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi Muhammad Ahmed Shah stated that the event will be held from September 26 with the inaugural ceremony led by the Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah.
The 35-day festival will continue at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi until October 30, 2024. Shah further mentioned that various international groups will conduct workshops with students from Karachi University and other universities.
The festival will feature 40 theatre performances, 55 music performances, 50 dance performances, 20 workshops, 10 talks, and 5 fine art exhibitions along with the traditional folk from Gilgit, Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan, and Sindh. “We are the inheritors of three civilizations, and the festival will include theater performances in Urdu, Sindhi, English, and various other languages,” Shah added.
he also said that the Sindh chief secretary has assured full cooperation for the event. Shah also revealed that 40 countries will participate in the festival, including Palestine, Türkiye, India, the UAE, the USA, the UK, Germany, China, Australia, Russia, Egypt, Iraq, South Africa, Italy, Japan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Norway, Brazil, Spain, Belgium, Ukraine, Oman, Qatar, Malta, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Scotland, Hungary, France, Uganda, Belarus, Ireland, Kosovo, Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Algeria, and Switzerland.
Speaking about the festival, Shah said it will feature over 100 cultural performances, with more than 450 artists from Pakistan and around the world. Along with performances in theater, music, and dance, there will also be fine arts exhibitions.
The festival will also showcase qawwali, classical dance, and performances by renowned artists like Akhtar Chanal, Wahab Bugti, Mai Dhai, instrumentalist Abdullah, Faqir Zulfiqar, and traditional instruments such as sarangi and flute.
The press conference featured prominent personalities such as renowned intellectual and satirist Anwar Maqsood, President of Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi Muhammad Ahmed Shah, Sindh Minister for Culture Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, and Secretary Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi Ejaz Farooqi.
Provincial Minister for Culture, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, noted that in a time of self-interest, this festival will showcase Pakistan’s positive image. “Our relationship with foreign countries is going to strengthen further. The Sindh government is fully supporting the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi,” he added. He said that Anwar Maqsood’s vision, realized by Ahmed Shah, will indeed come true, as the festival will be broadcast worldwide through the media. The Sindh government is ensuring all security measures for the event, and the Arts Council has full government support.
Anwar Maqsood added, It’s wonderful to see 40 countries coming to Karachi, Ahmed Shah has shown the soft image of the country to the world, this mega event is a testament to Sindh’s love. The gathering of so many countries in Karachi will create a spectacle that the world will witness.