Overview
- The five-day event runs at the Expo Centre in Karachi through December 22.
- Organisers report participation by about 140 Pakistani publishers and 40 foreign exhibitors from 17 countries.
- Reports cite either 325 or 329 stalls spread across three halls of the venue.
- Many stalls are offering 40–50% discounts on children’s, academic and general-interest books, drawing steady crowds.
- Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah and Arts Council president Muhammad Ahmed Shah addressed the opening, with the minister touting devolved school funding and urging lower taxes on book production.