Students swarm Paramount Book Fair

Pakistan News & Features Services

It has been particularly pleasing to witness the growing participation of the students in the ongoing 30th edition of the Paramount Book Fair, being organized at the head office of Paramount Books (Private) Limited, housed in Block 2 of PECHS, Karachi. 

The educational institutions are playing a proactive role in facilitating their students to let them visit the Paramount Book Fair and ensuring that their students were getting access to the best books for their reading levels and interests. 

The contingents from Army Pubic School (APS Faisal), Badri High School, Green Island Foundation School, St Patrick's High School, Karachi Cambridge School, Notre Dame Institute of Education, Jinnah University for Women and Bahria College Karsaz were among the latest to have visited the Paramount Book Fair, which will continue until September 9.

The educational institutions to have visited the Paramount Book Fair during its opening days were Aga Khan School (Kharadar), Aga Khan School (Garden), Aga Khan Higher Secondary School (Karimabad), Mama Parsi School, Generations School, Beacon Askari School, Al-Jamea-Tul-Safiah, Veritas Learning Circle, Wisdom House School, The Educators, Frobel Education System, The Green Island, Bay View Academy and The Academy, Gulshan. 

The Paramount Book Fair, founded by Iqbal Saleh Muhammad, the doyen of bookselling and publishing in Pakistan, three decades ago, has continued to grow in stature and popularity. 

Iqbal Saleh Muhammad reckons that the increased growth has much to do with implementing creative plans besides generating institutional support.

"It's about people, not money. Obviously we couldn't do what we do without the support of the educational institutions in particular. Our focus is on improving literacy and we demonstrate that each year by bringing out many high quality books at affordable prices,” he remarked. 

By offering generous discounts the Paramount Book Fair has helped to offset some of the budget challenges being faced by a large number of people. 

The Paramount Book Fair also offers fun for the visiting students. The interactive sessions and the regular competitions, whose winners also get prizes, keep the visitors engaged and involved in the proceedings.