Faisalabad Literary Festival 2016

Third Faisalabad Literary Festival was held at the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan auditorium on 26th & 27th November 2016 and it attracted a large number of people. The festival turned out to be a great opportunity for the citizens of the industrial city as the hall was packed at the inaugural session where Salima Hashmi and Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy addressed the audience while Bano Qudsia chaired the session. District Coordination Officer Salman Ghani and Asghar Nadeem Syed inaugurated the festival.

The first day included a mushaira where Munnu Bhai, Kishwar Naheed, Abbas Tabish, Anjum Saleemi and Khalid Masood recited their poetry. People from all walks of life thronged the festival and heard the intellectuals and writers who had come from other cities. Bookstalls have been set up there which were special attraction for book readers.

The second and last day of the festival on Saturday had more attractive sessions, including one on the late Intizar Husain where Asif Farrukhi, Kishwar Naheed and Asghar Nadeem Syed talked on one of the legends of Urdu fiction. There were sessions with Zafar Iqbal, Dr Mubarak Ali, Tehmina Durrani, Irfan Khoosat, Zeba Muhammad Ali, Aftab Iqbal and Sarmad Khoosat along with very special session; Hamary aap k Munnu Bhai’ to give tribute to the living legend Munnu Bhai which were also attended by massive audience with full attention. As being the main sponsor people appreciated the role of Interloop for promoting such cultural and literary activities in the region and considered it as a revival of Art & Culture in Faisalabad.