Children Literature Festival

Adeel Hashmi

Adeel Hashmi is one of the most popular and well known young director, Actor and model in the world of media in Pakistan. He is a popular personality in pakistani youth. Adeel Hashmi has been writing, acting, anchoring and directing for and on Television for the past 10 years. His dramas are not only trend setters in every way but are hugely popular both with Pakistani audiences and abroad. Adeel Hashmi is one of the most popular and well known young directors in the world of media in Pakistan.

Adeel's sense of humor, his inclination towards literature & reading and family background, all insisted him to be a part of Children's Literature Festival.

 

 

NADIA JAMIL

Nadia Jamil is one of the very talented actresses Pakistan has ever got. Apart from picking acting on television, she has been attached to Pakistani theater as well. But this is not all about her. Nadia has been very socially active especially with children and education. She has been seriously working for the programmes of education promotion; hence she is an Ambassador for Children's Literature Festival. She is a great story teller and that is her main lead at the Festival.

 

 

 

 

Sania Saeed

Sania Saeed is a Pakistani actress who is renowned nationally as well as internationally. She has done numerous memorable roles on television. She has been working for Pakistani theater since the age of 10 with her parents. She is just not an actor but also works for women and children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Aarfa Sayida Zehra

Arfa Sayeda Zehra has been a Professor for over forty years and has been intimately associated with issues dealing with women's education and empowerment. She continues to teach as visiting faculty. Presently, Dr. Arfa serves as Chair of the National Commission on the Status of Women, Government of Pakistan. This puts her at the center of discussions about socio-cultural issues in national and international policies that focus on the empowerment of women. Dr. Zehra got her doctorate in History from the University of Hawai'i in 1983 and was a fellow at the East-West Center between 1978 and 1983. She is a member of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, a Federal Government institution, established under an Ordinance (XIV) of 1979. The Commission is headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan and comprises 12 other members.

 

Young Ambassadors

Warda Shakoor

Warda is a student of grade 12 from Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust Higher Secondary School (SNPETHSS).

She is very fond of books, reading and writing. She is voluntarily involved in CLF publicity campaigns in schools. She is also an active member of pre-reading activities of CLF.

 

 

 

 

Tuba Hafeez

Tuba is a student of grade 11 from Sanjan Nagar Public Education Trust Higher Secondary School (SNPETHSS).

She is a good reader and writer. She has been actively involved with CLF team in pre-festival readings, publicity campaigns in schools and spreading awareness about CLF to her surroundings.

 

 

 

 

Kamini Masood

Kamini Masood is a student of Grade 10 at Lahore Grammar School. She is managing the ‘Bol Key Lab Azad Hain’ segment in CLF. A young aspiring poetess and writer; Kamini’s poetry and writings have been published in different magazines, newspapers and blogs. Her passion in life is literature, music, world history and international relations.