ISLAMABAD
\nThe rich culture and traditions of Balochistan displayed at \u201cLok Mela\u201d prove to be an opportunity for the visitors to value the arts and crafts of the province along with the display of cultural materials of other provinces.
\nThe organisers have allocated spacious place to all the provinces for showcasing their indigenous folk culture in a creative and interactive manner.
\nThe Balochistan pavilion set up by the Balochistan Culture Department catches the visitors\u2019 eye with presentation of the richness of Balochi culture, arts, crafts, folk music, rituals, traditions, cuisine and folk entertainment.
\nThe Balochistan pavilion is located at the centre of the festival grounds. When one enters Balochi pavilion through the beautifully designed gates showing typical Balochi culture and architecture, it feels that they are in Balochistan.
\nThe Balochi contingent includes craftspeople, folk artists, folk misicians and folk dancers, Master artisans are Kaneez Fatima, Shakar Bibi and Arzi Khan,Fazal Kakar in Balochi embroidery, Rozi Khan in Balochi shoes and Arzi Khan in wood work and musical instruments making.
\nAmong them, female craftswoman in embroidery Kaneez Fatima, 48, is an educated lady. She stands out not only for her excellence but also in her tireless propagation of this traditional art by imparting it to the future generations. Some of her apprentices have reached high professional levels which practicing their art.
\nShe has been participating in Lok Mela for the last 23 years and had been awarded several times with cash prizes and certificates. While visiting the festival, traditional cuisine from Balochistan \u201cSajji\u201d cannot be ignored.
\nIt is the specialty of this mountainous region. Residents of Rawalpindi-Islamabad are thronging to the Balochi food daily and some were heard appreciating its unique taste.
\nCommenting on the on-going festival, a visitor Behroz said \u201cOne can see here the glimpses of culture from every corner of the country presented in the lush green surroundings of Shakarparian hills, contributing significantly to enhance the stature, beauty and landscape of the federal capital\u201d.
\nBalochistan Pavilion organized its musical evening on Sunday, 27th November, 2022 at Lok Virsa open air theatre. The eminent artist Jamal Shah was the chief guest on the occasion. Lead Balochi artists like Akhtar channel, Abdul Baqi, Humayun Kakar and others performed at the musical evening. The festival will continue with all its festivities till Sunday 4th December 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The rich culture and traditions of Balochistan displayed at \u201cLok Mela\u201d prove to be an opportunity for the visitors to value the arts and crafts of the province along with the display of cultural materials of other provinces. The organisers have allocated spacious place to all the provinces for showcasing their indigenous folk culture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-297861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n