The 39th annual five-day Lahore International Book Fair at Expo Centre Johar Town, held from 4 to 8 February, featured a memorable mushaira organized by the National Book Foundation that brought lovers of Urdu poetry and literature together under one roof. The mushaira, held on the fourth day of the Lahore Book Fair, carried the evocative title “Is se Rah-e-Sukhan Nikalti Hai” and celebrated the enduring tradition of poetry in Pakistani literary life.<\/p>\n
Ghulam Hussain Sajid<\/strong> presided over the event while noted poet and literary figure Saud Usmani<\/strong> joined as the guest of honor. Managing Director of the National Book Foundation Dr Kamran Jahangir<\/strong> opened the session with remarks on the importance of literature, the role of mushairas in cultural life, and the foundation\u2019s ongoing efforts to promote reading and book culture across Pakistan. His comments emphasized how the Lahore Book Fair serves as a vital platform for connecting readers, writers, and publishers.<\/p>\n Renowned poets including Wajid Amir<\/strong>, Hameeda Shaheen<\/strong>, Irfan Sadiq<\/strong>, Manzar Ijaz<\/strong>, Anbarin Salahuddin<\/strong>, Shahid Ashraf<\/strong> and Saleem Akhtar<\/strong> read moving and creative verses that resonated strongly with the audience. The poets\u2019 performances were met with enthusiastic applause and heartfelt appreciation, illustrating the continued public enthusiasm for Urdu poetry at the Lahore Book Fair.<\/p>\n Naveed Sadiq<\/strong> skillfully anchored the proceedings as the mushaira\u2019s compere, maintaining a warm rapport between the poets and attendees. At the close of the evening, the presiding poet and the guest of honor praised the National Book Foundation\u2019s literary initiatives and their contribution to nurturing a reading culture. Under Dr Kamran Jahangir\u2019s leadership, the foundation\u2019s efforts to keep literary traditions alive and to engage younger generations with books were singled out for special recognition.<\/p>\n The mushaira not only enriched the Lahore Book Fair programme but also underscored the National Book Foundation\u2019s role in sustaining literary tradition and promoting book culture in Pakistan. To mark the occasion, Dr Kamran Jahangir presented books to the participating poets as tokens of appreciation for their contributions to the event and to Urdu literature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Experience vibrant Urdu poetry at the Lahore Book Fair where National Book Foundation hosted a memorable mushaira promoting book culture and reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}