09-08-2004, 06:43 PM
Lahore plans to designate a book street soon
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By Shoaib Ahmed
LAHORE District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khalid Sultan is planning to set up a book street to promote literary activities and give street book vendors a place to set up stalls.
Shiekh Farid Ahmed, the personal staff officer of the DCO, said two book selling spots would be set up at the Liberty Market garden and at the green area in front of Tollington Market as pilot projects before the establishment of the book street.
Mr Ahmed said Government College, Oriental College and Punjab University had repeatedly complained to the city government about vendors selling books along the walls of their buildings. âTo these institutions, the booksellers are encroachers and encourage other encroachers, such as paan sellers, to set up shop there as well. It does not look nice and it creates obstacles for pedestrians,â he said.
DCO Sultan had thus decided to give these booksellers a place to work. Mr Ahmed said the book street would be great for book lovers, intellectuals and students.
He added that there were several rare books not available in the market but that were being sold by street vendors. If all of them gathered at the book street, it would be a great place to buy books, he said................
http//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-7-2004_pg7_17
"Allah does not change the state of people unless they change what is within themselves" Quran 1311
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By Shoaib Ahmed
LAHORE District Coordination Officer (DCO) Khalid Sultan is planning to set up a book street to promote literary activities and give street book vendors a place to set up stalls.
Shiekh Farid Ahmed, the personal staff officer of the DCO, said two book selling spots would be set up at the Liberty Market garden and at the green area in front of Tollington Market as pilot projects before the establishment of the book street.
Mr Ahmed said Government College, Oriental College and Punjab University had repeatedly complained to the city government about vendors selling books along the walls of their buildings. âTo these institutions, the booksellers are encroachers and encourage other encroachers, such as paan sellers, to set up shop there as well. It does not look nice and it creates obstacles for pedestrians,â he said.
DCO Sultan had thus decided to give these booksellers a place to work. Mr Ahmed said the book street would be great for book lovers, intellectuals and students.
He added that there were several rare books not available in the market but that were being sold by street vendors. If all of them gathered at the book street, it would be a great place to buy books, he said................
http//www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-7-2004_pg7_17
"Allah does not change the state of people unless they change what is within themselves" Quran 1311
