ISLAMABAD: Experts have said that language, poetry and crafts are important parts of a culture and they must be promoted and preserved for generations to come.
hey were speaking at Pakhtun Festival which concluded at Café 1969 at Shakaparian on Sunday. The three-day festival featured concerts, panel discussions, art exhibition and Pakhtun food and crafts.
The festival has been organised by Pukhtun Festival Committee and Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Corporation, in collaboration with Afghanistan’s Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), the Institute for Preservation of Arts and Culture, Kuch Khaas and Verve Events.
Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz also attended the inauguration and lauded the organizers.
Ambassador of Afghanistan Janan Musazai said this was an important moment in the relations of Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Afghanistan welcomes stronger ties with civil society, writers, doctors, artists, women’s groups in strengthening people-to-people interaction and ties. This aspect of our relationship must increase alongside government-to-government contact.”
Via The Express Tribune | Preserving heritage: Colours of Pakhtun culture displayed in capital
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2015.
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