Artist Support Fund Committee discusses financial help cases.

LAHORE -- Secretary Information and Culture Punjab, Raja Jahangir Anwar Thursday chaired a meeting of the Artist Support Fund Committee and reviewed different cases of financial assistance to the deserving artists, here at Alhamra Art Centre.

Addressing the meeting, the secretary said that private sector would also be made part of the process of extending financial support to artists, adding that the government was taking concrete steps for promotion of the art and artists.

According to an Lahore Arts Council spokesperson, Raja Jahangir said that artists were a valuable asset of the country. He said the...