By Imtiaz Hussain Abro.

9th Two-day Hyderabad Literature Festival.

All preparations have been finalized for the commencement of the 9th two-day Hyderabad Literature Festival (HLF) starting this Saturday, as announced in Hyderabad. The event organizer and Managing Director of the Academy for the Promotion of Art, Literature, and Literacy (APAL), Izhar Soomro, revealed on Friday that a diverse range of sessions, activities, and events are scheduled for participants on both days of the festival. Cultural events such as theaters, youth mushaira, musical nights, dance performances, qawwali night, stage dramas, and various stalls for participants are part of the Festival. Additionally, an art exhibition by students from the Institute of Art and Design at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro, will be held.

Soomro shared that the opening ceremony of the festival will have distinguished guests, including the caretaker Provincial Minister for Culture, Sports, and Youth Affairs, Dr. Syed Junaid Ali Shah, Provincial Minister for Information, Minority Affairs, and Social Security, Muhammad Ahmad Shah, and renowned poet and former Sindh Minister of Education, Culture, and Tourism, Syed Sardar Ali Shah. Other notable guests include Secretary Culture, Tourism, Antiquities, and Archives Khalid Chachar, Secretary Auqaf and Religious Affairs Munawar Ali Mahesar, MD Sindh Education Foundation Abdul Kabir Qazi, architect and artist Hameer Soomro, and writers Mehtab Akbar Rashdi, Dr. Akash Ansari, and Noor Ahmed Janjhi.

On the second day of the festival, caretaker Federal Minister for Education, National Harmony, and Youth Affairs, Madad Ali Sindhi, will be the guest of honor. Honorary guests for the program will also include Director General Culture Munawar Ali Mahesar, Director Culture Sher Muhammad Maher, and renowned artists Saeed Mangi, Rehmatullah Khalji, and others