KARACHI, Dec 18 (APP):The five-day Karachi World Book Fair (KWBF) 2025 was inaugurated Thursday by Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah at the Karachi Expo Centre. The five-day event will continue until 22 December and will remain open daily from 10 am to 9 pm. Event features 140 leading Pakistani publishers and booksellers, along with 40 foreign exhibitors from 17 countries. Addressing the opening ceremony, Syed Sardar Ali …
Five-day Karachi World Book Fair 2025 begins, Education Minster Sardar Shah inaugurated
KARACHI, Dec 18 (APP):The five-day Karachi World Book Fair (KWBF) 2025 was inaugurated Thursday by Sindh Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah at the Karachi Expo Centre. The five-day event will continue until 22 December and will remain open daily from 10 am to 9 pm. Event features 140 leading Pakistani publishers and booksellers, along with 40 foreign exhibitors from 17 countries.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Syed Sardar Ali Shah said he always feels happy participating in the Karachi World Book Fair and looks forward to it throughout the year. He described reading as a journey of creativity, saying, “If the book dies, dreams will die too. We must not let books die.”
He urged the KWBF organisers to expand book exhibitions to other cities of Sindh and announced that space is being allocated for libraries in government schools.
President of the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, Muhammad Ahmed Shah, while speaking at the ceremony, said that seeing children’s enthusiasm at the book fair gives a renewed sense of life. He reiterated that the Arts Council has always supported positive initiatives in the country, describing books as the key to civilisation.
Chairman of the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association, Kamran Noorani, said efforts are underway to extend the World Book Fair to other cities of Sindh.
He announced that book fairs are planned next year in Hyderabad, Larkana and Sukkur. He acknowledged the continued support of the National Book Foundation and expressed hope for future cooperation. Kamran Noorani further said that parent should bring their children closer to books.
