PESHAWAR: For the First time in history of merged district, the district administration of Orakzai merged district Thursday arranged a two-day book-festival to encourage youth to read books instead of relying of digital media. The festival was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Kohat Javed Marwat while Deputy Commissioner Asif Rahim was present on the occasion. The Commissioner on the occasion said that in today’s digital age, the youth had left the reading habit, adding that the books tell us about the thinking and history. He said that the purpose of arranging the book festival was to encourage youth to develop reading habit and make this bond stronger. On the occasion the participating youth welcomed the event. APP
