The local writers have formed a multilingual literary organization to promote linguistic diversity by arousing the spirit of participation among literati.
Prof Nasir Ali Syed, Neemroz Qais, Nabi Gul Zaheer, Rahim Awan, and Ajmal Farooqi were selected patron-in-chief, president, vice-president, general secretary, and copyist of the newly-formed organization titled ‘Idraak International’ in a meeting here.
Prof Nasir Ali Syed said that the organization would try to promote the cause of linguistic diversity and bring out the latent talent of budding poets, writers, and critics.
The new literary body would provide a platform to young literati of all languages spoken in and around Peshawar.
Neemroz Qais said that Peshawar had been a hub of literary and cultural activities down the ages. He added that the founding of a multilingual literary organization would lend quality to the literary traditions of the provincial metropolis.
He said that more than two dozen literary bodies were operating in Peshawar and playing a significant role in shaping the outlook of the young bards.
Meanwhile, speakers at an English speech competition asked students to take maximum advantage of social media for competing in modern-day challenges and avoid wasting time on it purposelessly.
They said that intelligent use of social media would help young learners to gain much but its abuse would earn them irreparable loss.
The event was arranged at a local college wherein students spoke about the advantages and disadvantages of social media. They highlighted both negative and positive aspects of social media in their speeches and asked students to use it for promoting peace, tolerance, and social cohesion with the objective to build a peaceful, just, and prosperous society.
They said that social media was neither bad nor good. “It is the user’s choice that makes it so,” they said. They said that advanced technology should be used purposefully for knowledge and promotion of good causes so that maximum benefits could be squeezed out of it.
Later, certificates of commendation were distributed among the winning contestants.
