On the second day of the book expo, people continued to gather.
The center of attraction will be stands selling ISPR, Braille books, and online reading apps.
The convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, along with diplomats and intellectuals, visited the Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) on Friday. The event is taking place at the Karachi Expo Center and will last for five days.
When speaking to the media alongside the Chairman of the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association (PPBA), Aziz Khalid, and the Convener of the Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF), Waqar Mateen, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui stated that friendship with books signifies friendship with knowledge, and that only knowledge will assist us in emerging from the obscurity we currently find ourselves in. He went on to say that Karachi has always been a city that values education and recognises KIBF as a symbol of the city.
At the book fair, a big number of national and international publishers have established their booths, and at the same time, a number of online publishing bodies are displaying and marketing their own websites.
At the show, SP Gulshan Iqbal Syed Saleem Shah made a stop at a vendor’s stall and purchased several historical books. During his remarks at the event, he stated that the presence of a significant number of citizens at the book fair is a heartening sign that demonstrates that people still seek to maintain their connection with the written word.
A big number of locals came out to support ISPR at the book fair, crowding the booths that the organisation had set up. The guests had a significant interest in books and periodicals, and several of them made purchases, including volumes of the journal Al-Hilal and books based on the accounts of fallen troops.
In addition, there was a table at the event for persons who are blind or visually impaired that included books in Braille, one of which was the Holy Quran. Senior citizens and parents who were present at the exhibition shared their sentiments that the city should be commended for the honour it has bestowed upon itself by organising the book fair.
They advised the publishers and the organisers to come up with such festivals and events at least once every three or six months so that students and residents would continue to have an interest in books.
