ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui has said that the division is planning to establish more offices of Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) in Interior Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir to acknowledge the contribution of local unsung poets, writers and other literary figures.
“After establishing PAL’s office in Multan recently, the division is planning to expand the circle of literary activities of the academy to the other provinces including Sindh, Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan” Irfan Siddiqui said while talking to the state-run news agency in Islamabad on Tuesday.
“The main objective of all this effort is to recognize the literary endeavours of those local writers, poets and literary men who dedicate their whole lives for the promotion of literature but remain unrecognized”, he said.
Irfan Siddiqui said that this initiative will also serve as source of encouragement for the local poets and writers who do not have access to bring their works to major cities.
The advisor said that the writer’s community has warmly welcomed the recent initiative of establishing PAL office in Multan which is now fully functional. He said that all the offices of PAL at provincial and regional level will work as a hub of literary activities.
Moreover, he said that local committees comprising of renowned literary personalities will be formed soon to review the literary works of local writers and poets and decide which is worth publication. He said that
The national history and literary heritage division will take responsibility of printing and publication of all those selected works.
To a question, Irfan Siddiqui said that Sukkur is being considered for establishing PAL’s office in Interior Sindh.
