By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: To promote Sindhi Culture and Heritage and pay tribute to the Sindhi heroes, a three-day festival was kicked off at Arts and Crafts Village, Shakaparian on Monday. Organized by Directorate of Sports, Culture & Tourism CDA/MCI, the festival will remain opened for general public from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. Entry for all attendees of the festival, which will continue till Wednesday, will be free.
“This festival is being conducted to pay tribute to our Sindhi heroes and to promote the Sindhi culture and heritage. It will feature Sindhi culture stalls with free of cost setup provided by the organizers,” said Dr. M. Abdullah Tabassum, the Focal Person of MCI/CDA in interaction with media.
Highly esteemed guests expected to grace this event are UAE Ambassador to Pakistan H. E. Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi, Deputy Commissioner ICT Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat, Deputy Commissioner Chakwal Captain (R.) Bilal Hashim, Director General HRD, DG Audit and Accounts of MCI, Deputy Financial Advisor (DFA) Muhammad Qasim Chattha and Director Sports, Tourism and Culture CDA/MCI Amir Shehzad. This festival will be followed by two other events planned by the same organizers. The same venue will welcome arts and culture admirers from 7th to 9th January for Arts and Crafts Show 2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and a Calligraphy exhibition to be held from 8th to 9th of January, which will commence from 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. on both days.
