LAHORE: The purpose of celebrating world calligraphy day is to encourage the entrancing art of using pen and paper as calligraphers give value and beauty to words with their artistic talent.
In his message, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said the Punjab government is committed to promoting calligraphy through the information and culture department and various exhibitions are held to encourage the youth towards it. Calligraphy is the nascent form of early human communication and the sacred books were also preserved through this art. The Quranic calligraphy is very unique and the Muslims have given the best ideas of Islamic calligraphy to the world, concluded the CM.