Three-day book fair opens

Spiritual leader, author and television personality Sarfraz Shah opened Pakistan's largest three-day book fair at the corridors of the Institute of Education and Research on Thursday. The Punjab University arranged the fair. Speaking with the media, Vice Chancellor Mujahid Kamran urged the government to subsidise books to promote reading habits, saying presence of books in every house would promote reading habits among children as well. He also said the fair would last till May 7.
The fair also pulled in Registrar Professor Doctor Liaqat Ali, University Law College Principal Dr Shazia Naureen Qureshi, Resident Officer-I Professor Dr Sajid Rashid Ahmad, Resident Officer-II Malik Muhammad Zaheer, Institute of Education and Research Director Professor Dr Mumtaz Akhter, deans, senior journalists and intellectuals.