The 19th Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) currently underway at the Expo Center, has drawn in huge crowds, with over 90 private schools participating on its third day.
Thousands of students attended the event, showing a keen interest in books on history, fiction, and religion.
Prominent figures, including Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Ameer Munam Zafar, and Chairman of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Dr. Fawad Ahmed, visited the book fair.
Speaking on the occasion, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori emphasised the importance of reading, stating that books can bring about positive change in society. He announced plans to establish a book cell at the Governor House to promote a love for reading.he said Karachi International Book Fair is a wonderful initiative.I will personally buy books from this book fair and distribute them to the Universities of province ,he added.
Governor Tessori also expressed his desire to expand the book fair to other parts of the country, saying, “I will talk to the organizers to spread the book fair across Pakistan.”
Munam Zafar said that the KIBF is a breath of fresh air in the city’s stifling environment. He commended the organisers for their efforts in promoting a love for books among the younger generation, which has been ongoing for 19 years. he emphasised the importance of cultivating a relationship with books, especially in today’s era of IT and modern technology.
Dr Fawad Ahmed, expressed his fondness for reading books on history and biography. He said that he attends the KIBF every year and purchases books of his choice. Ahmed acknowledged that the book fair has proven Karachi to be a hub of literature and knowledge.
On Saturday, the book launch of ‘Ishq Aqeedah’, a collection of hamd and naat by senior journalist and renowned poet A.H. Khanzada, also took place. So far, three books have been launched in the first three days of the event.”
The 19th Karachi International Book Fair is currently underway at the Expo Center and will continue until December 16, 2024.The event has attracted a large number of visitors, including students, book lovers, and prominent figures.
Khalid Maqbool for new thinking to rebuild Pakistan with tech use
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Saturday stressed the need for thinking in a new style to rebuild the country with the help of technology.
He said that the world had transformed from the industrial and science era to information technology and it would further suddenly take a sharp turn in the next 25 to 30 years leaving many countries behind, who did not adopt the latest changes and transform themselves.
While addressing an inauguration ceremony of Tech Lab, National Textile University (NTU) Campus Karachi, the Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr.Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that the inauguration of the new tech campus, lab, to take the students forward in the fields of education and economy. He was of the view that the development of Karachi was the development of Pakistan.
Maqbool said that the neighbouring countries had become giants of technology. He said that China pulled its citizens out of poor states with efforts and the help of technology.
Speaking on cotton, he said that it had become a challenge and industry was deprived of it.
Federal Secretary of Education and Professional Training Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani said that the technology lab had been inaugurated. It was missing on the campus, which had been added to it.
He said that technology was a vital part of everything including the economy.
Wani said that the federal government would invest in Higher Education Commission (HEC). He said that good things were coming. He further said that 10 state-of-the-art laboratories would be established in the city.
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said that industry had played an important role in establishing NTU. He said, ‘I am proud that it has progressed.’
He said that NTU had also worked with textile industry.
