Writers moot today

Islamabad: The Pakistan Academy of Letters will hold a two-day International Writers Conference on ‘Literature and Democracy’ here today (Thursday).

Around 25 writers from all over the world and 650 local intellectuals are attending the conference, the PAL chairman said in a statement released here.

He said the goal of this moot is to bring closer writers of different areas and languages.

The chairman said that the conference is a milestone and it will help to promote democratic values in the country.

“We are going to give a message to all over the world that Pakistan is peaceful and progressive nation, “he added.

Eminent writers like Intizar Hussain, Bano Quddsia, Mustansir Hussain Tarar, Fakhar Zaman, Anver Shaur, Fehmeeda Riaz, Atta-ul-Qasmi, Zehra Nigah, Anver Sadeed, Amjad Islam Amjed, Shakeel Adil Zada, Peerzada Qasim and Dr. Khursheed Rizvi will present their articles in different sessions of the conference.

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