Administrator urges establishment and promotion of street libraries in Karachi.

KARACHI -- Administrator Karachi Dr Syed Saifur Rahman on Wednesday said that the establishment and promotion of street libraries in Karachi is necessary as all kinds of facilities are being made accessible to people around the world so that they can use these facilities as much as possible. "The street library located in Hyderi Market will be functional and new books will be added to the library, the Administrator expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Liaquatabad, Hyderi All Tajir Ittehad and Pakistan Council of Libraries, that met Dr Syed Saifur Rehman at his office here.

The delegation included Chief Coordinator Libraries Sultan Khalil, Saeed Ahmed, Akram Ali, Dr. Shabbir Qureshi, Faraz, Ali Shah and others. The Administrator Karachi said that by establishing a street library, people will get the facility of reading books.

"The time lost in traveling due to heavy traffic pressure in Karachi to reach the libraries located in different areas will also be saved and that time can also be spent for studies," he added. Dr Syed Saifur Rehman said that libraries are the treasure of knowledge, wisdom. He said that civilization, culture, past, present and future of the world are hidden in the books kept in libraries.

He said that despite all the progress in developed countries, they have not broken their relationship with books and even today, a large number of people are seen reading books in European and other countries. The Administrator said that living...

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