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KP to allocate special fund for poets, artists

PESHAWAR – Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on Saturday that the provincial government would continue to encourage artists and poets and allocate special funds for their welfare.
He expressed theses views on the occasion of a comedian poetry gathering in the Peshawar Press Club organised by the Khyber Union of Journalists (KHUJ). He said that the provincial government was active for the development and preservation of all cultural sites around the province and would not leave any stone unturned for the progress and encouragement of poets and artistes.
He said that there was no ambiguity that poets, artistes and comedians were a precious asset to the government and the people as they gladdened the masses and reduced their miseries. The government would cooperate with artistes and poets in holding their gatherings every month and allocate special funds for their welfare, he added.

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