Karachi(Cliff News)Karachi Youth Festival starts on 24 September 2016.Cheif Minister Sindh ingurates this Event.During the press conference today at Arts Council, Ahmed Shah, Chairman Youth Festival said, like in the past, this Festival intends to usherinan era of peace and tolerance in our city that was once the City of Lights. Our city was once Most Beautiful City This Side of Suez and now is in need of revival of its glory. He also said the only way to a wonderful future is through our youth, who through their cultural expression can spread the fragrance of peace and tranquility in our country, starting from our own city. This invitation is for people of all backgrounds because this city belongs to all of you. We wan tall of you to come together on this platform that the Arts Council of Pakistan and the Karachi Youth Initiative bring to you. Like previous years, this year too, the festival is offering competitions and workshops in singing, theater, dance, painting, quiz, photography, Urdu and English declamation, and Urdu and English essay writing. Two more fields— comedy vines and short film have been added to the list.
The festival is scheduled to start from 24th September and will continue till 1st October, 2016. Professor Ejaz Ahmed Farooqui (President Arts Council), Professor Sahar Ansari (Vice President), Mr. Shahnaz Siddiqui (Treasurer), Dr. Fouzia Khan (Member Governing Body), Mr. Iqbal Lateef (Member Governing Body), Mr. Kashif Grami (Member Governing Body), Syed Saadat Ali Jafery (Member Governing Body), Ms. Haseena Moin (Member Governing Body), Shaikh Rashid Alam (Member Governing Body) also presented during the press conference.