The 9th Karachi International Book Fair (KIBF) will begin at the Expo Centre today (Thursday).
The five-day event is being organised under the auspices of the Pakistan Publishers and Booksellers Association (PPBA). The Sindh Education Minister, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, will be the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony.
The convener of the KIBF, Owais Mirza Jamil, and the Chairman of PPBA, Aziz Khalid, informed that a great variety of books would be put on display at some 315 stalls and that about 4,00,000 people were expected to attend the KIBF.
The publishers from Iran, India, Singapore, Malaysia, England and the UAE are expected to display their books at the fair. Aziz Khalid was of the view that for the promotion of education it was important to publish quality books and encourage writers to come up with publications. He also demanded of the authorities to lower the duty on printing paper.