Punjab CM finalises Spring Festival arrangements.

LAHORE -- Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin NaqAvi presided over a meeting to review Spring Festival arrangements in which a final shape was given to the celebraAtions. The festival will be fully sponAsored for the first time in Punjab, as not a single penny will be spent from the government exchequer. It was inAformed during the meeting that the Spring Festival celebrations are being held in Lahore and Faisalabad. The caretaker CM was informed that a Food Fun Mela is also being held from 5th to 12th of March at the Jilani Park, where stalls of top 20 food brands of Lahore would be set up. Famous singers will present musical show at the Lahore Hockey Stadium every evening. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sahir Ali Bagga, Bilal Saeed, Aima Khan and other singers will present their musical performancAes. Mehfil-e-Naat and Mehfil-e- Sama will be organised at various shrines inAcluding Data Darbar. Punjabi folk muAsic shows will be organised at the Jilani Park. It was further informed during the briefing that the main boulevards of the city will be decorated and 'Canal Mela' as well as 'Sports Mela' will also be organised. Three shows of Lucky Irani Circus will be organised at the Greater Iqbal Park for seven consecuAtive days. Marathon race...

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