The 14th edition of the much-awaited annual literary event of the city “Karachi Literature Festival” will start at the Beach Luxury Hotel on February 17. The inaugural ceremony would be followed by book awards, musical performances and panel discussions. The next two days – Saturday and Sunday would feature sessions from 11am till 8:30pm. The literary figures that would participate in live sessions include Muneeza Shamsie, Tariq Rehman, Yasmeen Hameed, Anwar Maqsood, Moni Mohsin, Hameed Shahid, Zulfiqar Kalhoro, Iftikhar Arif and Kishwar Naheed.

There would be discussions on current affairs, education and ed tech, and climate justice with experts such as Rashheedah Watts, Ishrat Husain, Michael Kugelman, Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Jehan Ara, Miftah Ismail, Ikram Sehgal, Nadeem Hussain, Syed Salim Raza, Hamid Khan, Makhdoom Ali Khan and Raza Rabbani. The festival would also include panel discussions featuring showbiz personalities such as Khaled Anam, Bee Gul, Sanam Saeed, Sarwat Gillani and Bilal Maqsood.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP