Jumbo Publishing set to launch first-ever Karachi Festival of Books and Libraries

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Jumbo Publishing is set to launch the Karachi Festival of Books and Libraries (KFBL), which is going to be first-ever event of its kind in the country’s history, in the very first month of the new year. The KFBL 2024 is scheduled to be held at the famous Rangoonwala Community Centre, housed in the centrally located area of Dhoraji, on January 27 and 28. 

The KFBL has been founded by Aziz Memon, a renowned social entrepreneur and philanthropist, and Syed Khalid Mahmood, a celebrated author and library activist. The two-day event is being produced by Jumbo Publishing with the collaboration of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP) while the technical assistance will be provided by the Karachi Library Association (KLA). 

The city of Karachi, home to an estimated population of more than 30 million, has witnessed innumerable festivals of many kinds and this is for the first time when libraries are being focused.

KLA chief presents Jumbo Karachi Guide to President of Hyderabad Gymkhana

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Founder President of Karachi Library Association (KLA), Farheen Mahmood, presented a copy of Jumbo Karachi Guide to the President of Hyderabad Gymkhana, Dr Agha Taj Mohammad, during a meeting held at the iconic club of Hyderabad on October 21. 

The Advisor of KLA, Syed Khalid Mahmood, and the Senior Vice President of KLA, Shama Bano, were also present on the occasion. 

The President of Hyderabad Gymkhana, Dr Agha Taj Mohammad, who also happens to be one of the leading surgeons, was highly appreciative of the content of Jumbo Karachi Guide and he quickly reckoned that Hyderabad also deserved to have such a publication to showcase its rich heritage combined with the signature events of the city. 

Extending his best wishes to its editors and publishers, he expressed the hope that Jumbo Hyderabad Guide will also see light of the day in not too distant future.

Jumbo Publishing's greetings on World Book Day

Jumbo Publishing wishes Happy World Book Day

 

Jumbo author Asma Hassan’s personality interview highlights Dayar-e-Adab magazine

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Young and promising motivational writer, Asma Hassan, whose first book Mayar-e-Zindagi turned out to be a success story, has been interviewed in detail by Dayar-e-Adab magazine. 

The personality interview has been published in the April 2023 issue of the monthly literary magazine. The editor of Dayar-e-Adab magazine, Muhammad Asif Sultani, himself has conducted the detailed interview in which various aspects of the author of Mayar-e-Zindagi, Asma Hassan, have been brought to light. 

While the interview is comprehensive and very well narrated, the designing as well as the presentation of the content also meet the highest professional standards which should further increase its readership and viewership.

Asma Hassan's interview can be accessed by clicking https://m.facebook.com/story.php

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Jumbo Karachi Guide among books gift during Delhi College’s Library Week

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Jumbo Karachi Guide, the first-ever travel guide of any city of Pakistan published annually, was among the books gifted to the outstanding performers of various events during the recently held Library Week at Delhi Commerce & Science College and Delhi Montessori & Primary School, housed in Karachi’s densely populated location of Karimabad, Federal-B-Area. 

The week-long event, concluding with a colourful prize distribution ceremony, was jointly organized by Delhi Anglo-Arabic College & Schools Old Boys Association, National Library Association (NLA) and Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan (RCKD). Competitions were organized in poster, sketching, essay writing, quiz and poetry. 

The organizers as well as the participants of the Library Week were highly appreciative of Jumbo Karachi Guide, describing it as a book of knowledge.

Jalaluddin presents Jumbo Karachi Guide to Australian High Commissioner

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Pakistan’s former Test fast bowler and now the country’s highest qualified cricket coach, Jalaluddin, presented a copy of Jumbo Karachi Guide to Neil Hawkins, Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, during a high-profile event at the National Stadium, Karachi, on January 19. 

The occasion was the final of the 3rd AHC-JCA Girls Schools Cricket Cup 2023 organized by the Jalaluddin Cricket Academy (JCA) and supported by the Australian High Commission. Neil Hawkins was the chief guest in the prize distribution ceremony in which Fawad Alam, Pakistan’s Test cricketer, was the guest of honour. 

Jalaluddin, the first-ever bowler to register hat-trick in the history of One-day Internationals, informed the Australian High Commissioner about the significance of Jumbo Karachi Guide, a pioneering effort to boost the soft image of the country. 

The Australian High Commissioner nodded in appreciation as he glanced through Jumbo Karachi Guide. He took particular interest in the chapter on cricket academies of Karachi in which Jalaluddin and his academy trainees were featured prominently.