QUETTA: The Sibi district of Balochistan is all set to become a beehive of cultural activities, as the annual Sibi Festival begins today.
QUETTA: The Sibi district of Balochistan is all set to become a beehive of cultural activities, as the annual Sibi Festival begins today.
Balochistan’s chief minister will formally inaugurate the week-long festival.
more than 30 Thousand security Personals including Police, FC, levis ATF and law enforcement agencies shall mount on Sibi Mela. Historic Mela will start from 24th and continue for Four days. Security personals will be deployed on exit and entery points of the district and also in the vicinity of Mela ground.
The event will start with a horse and cattle show, similar to the one hosted each year in Lahore, Punjab. After which, a conference will be held on livestock, then there will be an industrial exhibition. The highlight, however, will be the mushairas, stage shows, and a circus.
Musical consorts, flower shows, Army Parade, motorcycle jump, animals cavalcades, horse and cattle show, agricultural exibiation and mena Bazaar for women are the part of Mela.
Stalls have been installed in various areas of the Mela. Opening ceremony to be held in Chakar Khan Stadium and all arrangements has been finalized.
People from all over Balochistan will also bring their cattle and horses to sell. Last year, over 2,000 Bhag Nari and Bal Nari – two cattle breeds found only in Sibi – were sold to farmers in Punjab and Sindh.
Historians believe that Sibi festival dates back thousands of years and the previous rulers celebrated it annually. Mir Chakar Khan Rind, who ruled over Balochistan in the 16th century, made Sibi his capital. He would hold the festival at the end of each winter and before the advent of spring.
Provincial ministers, members of the national and provincial assembly, belonging to Balochistan will also attend the mela.