ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), National Puppet Theatre (NPT) is making efforts to revive the most popular folk art, which was dying because of the negligence.
An official of PNCA said that NPT is carrying on its services to entertain/educate the children and norms through puppetry at home by conducting free puppet shows.
The Puppet Theatre is also holds shows every year to highlight important international events like Earthquake Victims Day, Kashmir Solidarity Day, Pakistan Day Celebrations, Independence Day Celebrations, World Tourism Day, Universal Children Day and Quaid-e-Azam Day celebrations.
The National Puppet Theatre has numerous puppets which are hand made by the apprentices of NPT and this section has trained many groups.