LAHORE: Caretaker Minister for Information and Culture Aamir Mir inaugurated an exhibition of Islamic calligraphy at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (Pilac) on Tuesday.
The exhibition featuring works of young artists would remain open till April 10.
The minister praised the skills of young artists displayed in their artworks.
The artists featuring in the exhibition are Samia Asim, Jannat Amir, Fatima Hasssan, Um-eHabiba, Aniga Abid, Aqsa Abid, Zoya Kainat, Madeeha Faraz, Sadia Ahmed, Qandeel Naveed, Afaf Rashid, Fatima Tanveer, Fiza Fayyaz, Areeba Zahid, Amna Fatima, Muhammad Umair and Sheikh Abdul Qadir. They have depicted all techniques of calligraphy and used different khats.
Later, the minister gave away certificates to different government officials for showing the best performance in arranging the Punjab Culture Day.
The officers who were given certificates were Pilac Director General Beenish Fatima Sahi, Additional Secretary Culture Nazia Jabeen, Pilac Director Asim Chaudhry, Punjab Council of the Arts Director Mehboob Alam, former executive director Lahore Arts Council Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi and others.