Acclaimed Lahore Literary Festival begins in New York
By APP
Published May 07, 2016
NEW YORK: The Lahore Literary Festival (LLF), which takes place in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, is set to showcase the whole mosaic of Pakistan’s cultural creativity including literature, poetry and music.
LLF in New York is being co-presented with the Asia Society, making it the first time a Pakistani literary festival takes place abroad.
“We are pleased that what we initiated, the first Pakistani festival of ideas at the Asia Society, is taking place on 7-8 May,” Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told APP.
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