The Embassy of Bulgaria in Islamabad welcomed the participation of Dr. Irina Bokova at the Lahore Literary Festival held from 6 to 8 February 2026. As a former Bulgarian diplomat and former Director General of UNESCO, Dr. Bokova brought an informed and inspiring perspective on cultural heritage as a living bridge between past, present and future.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bokova’s contributions at the Lahore Literary Festival emphasised literature’s power to connect people, strengthen humanity and promote peace while encouraging international cooperation. Her sessions attracted writers, academics and cultural practitioners from across Lahore and Pakistan, sparking conversations about preservation, creative exchange and shared responsibility for heritage.<\/p>\n
Coinciding with the joyful Basant celebrations, the festival gained extra local resonance as traditions, colours and community moments underscored the cultural themes on stage. That blend of literary discourse and public festivity reminded attendees that cultural heritage is experienced both in books and in everyday practices that keep communities vibrant.<\/p>\n
The Embassy expressed pride in seeing such events deepen people-to-people ties and cultural diplomacy between Bulgaria and Pakistan<\/strong>. Participation by distinguished figures like Dr. Irina Bokova reinforces opportunities for collaboration in the arts, education and heritage preservation and signals a continuing commitment to shared cultural engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lahore Literary Festival highlighted cultural heritage with Dr Irina Bokova, strengthening Bulgaria Pakistan ties during Basant celebrations and lively public dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16856","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\/16856","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=16856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}