As part of 75th Independence Year celebrations, the Embassy of Pakistan here organized a literary event “Nepal Aur Urdu Adab” on Friday evening.  Devendra Paudel, Minister of Education of Science  Technology was the Chief Guest on the occasion while  Ganga Prasad Uprety, Chancellor Nepal Academy graced the occasion as Special Guest. The event was attended by people from different strata of society includingpoliticians, serving and retired officials, intellectuals, social activists, journalists, writers as well as analysts. The aim of th Ansari,  Furqan Faizi,  Asad Kamran, Bhon Nistj,  Shanti Sharma,  Zafar Ahmed Alig and Sangitha Pamar participated in the event and won appreciation for their contributions. During the event a book, “Ahang-e-Himala” authored by Nepali writer & poet Dr. Abdul Mubeen Khan, was also launched. Chief Guest, minister Paudel, appreciated the efforts of Government of Pakistan in Education and  Health Sectors and commended Pakistan Embassy for organizing the literary event which brought together Nepali and Urdu speaking poets from both countries. Special Guest,  Uprety, distributed the souvenirs among the poets/ poetesses and lauded the efforts of Pakistan Embassy for promoting the literature to bring closer both the countries. Syed Haider Shah, Ambassador of Pakistan to Nepal, appreciated the laudable contributions of all participating poets and writers. He highlighted Urdu’s role in bringing together people from across regions and countries. He also underlined the need for further deepening cooperative relationships between the literary bodies of the Nepal and Pakistan. People's News Monitoring Service