ISLAMABAD: Advisor To Prime Minister For National History And Literary Heritage Division, Irfan Siddiqui paid visit to National Book Foundation (NBF) in Islamabad Thursday.
He was briefed and presentation given by Managing Director Dr. Inam ul Haq Javeid. The high level meeting was attended by the officers of the Division and NBF. During the briefing, the Managing Director briefed the advisor about NBF achievements during last years, its factions and targets for further next years.
He said that National Book foundation has been established through an Act of 1972and its prime objective is to make books and other reading materials for all readers with the aim of promotion of book reading habit along with culture of reading in society.
He claimed that NBF has been playing a very positive and pivotal role in dissemination of knowledge and literacy among people up-to mark. The MD told that more than ten thousands titles with seven millions editions have been printed so far. He further said that NBF has started new projects of publishing books including e-books and speaking books quality at par with foreign books.
Advisor To Prime Minister For National History And Literary Heritage Division,Mr. Irfan Siddiqui appreciated the performance of NBF. “Promotion of book culture and introduction of our rich cultural heritage among people everywhere in Pakistan and abroad is main aim of NBF and in which it is working in this field successfully,” he said.
He also said that we will work together shoulder to shoulder in promotion of book culture according to our values, literary heritage and ideology in Pakistan.
“The NBF has been playing a central role in promotion and developing soft image of our country throughout the world in a befitting way,” he expressed at this occasion. He particularly lauded the team efforts of NBF in making this organization upto high mark and progressing by leaps and bounds since last year.
He took keen interest in different projects accomplished by National Book Foundation especially National Book Museum, National Book Park, Nizami Ganjavi Conner and NBF Book Shop. He also appreciated its activities here. He promised to help NBF in promotion of book culture particularly in publishing of books in future by making up project of its own Printing Press and solving others administrative issues in line of our Government policies for making Pakistan peaceful and prosperous for long time through Book Culture Society.