{
  "id": 13716823,
  "title": "Pakistan’s envoy commends Lahore’s cultural, literary legacy at New York festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/pakistans-envoy-commends-lahores-cultural-literary-legacy-at-new-york",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:14:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443684/pakistans-envoy-commends-lahores-cultural-literary-legacy-at-new-york-festival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, attended the Lahore Literary Festival in New York. He was accompanied by Consul General Aamer Ahmed Atozai. In his opening remarks, Sheikh paid tribute to Lahore's rich cultural heritage, literary traditions, and significant role in Pakistan's intellectual and artistic sphere. Drawing from his extensive personal experiences with Lahore, the ambassador emphasized that Lahore surpasses any other city in terms of grandeur, dynamism, and cultural importance. He underscored Lahore's immense and ongoing contributions to Pakistan's literature, drama, theatre, film, and performing arts, characterizing the city as a wellspring of creativity and intellectual discourse. Sheikh also recalled the historical significance of the Lahore Resolution, adopted in 1940, as a seminal piece of political literature that served as the ideological foundation for Pakistan's establishment. Comparing Lahore to New York, the ambassador noted that Lahore, like New York, embodies cultural dynamism, intellectual vitality, and national identity. The festival gathered eminent writers, intellectuals, and artists, fostering arts and literature, and fostering cultural understanding between Pakistan and the global community.",
  "summary": "Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh attended the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) at the Asia Society in New York. He was accompanied by Consul General of Pakistan in New York Aamer Ahmed Atozai. The ambassador, in his inaugural remarks, traced Lahore’s rich cultural heritage, literary traditions and enduring contribution to Pakistan’s intellectual and artistic landscape.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}