KARACHI: The Managing Committee of Karachi World Book Fair (KWBF) has announced that besides 140 leading publishers and booksellers from Pakistan, 40 exhibitors from 17 countries will also participate in the Karachi World Book Fair (KWBF) from 18th – 22nd Dec’25 at the Karachi Expo Center. The five- day Karachi World Book Fair 2025 is organized by Event and Conference International Pvt. Ltd. in association with Pakistan Publishers & Book sellers Association (PPBA). Addressing a news conference, KWBF Managing Committee said that Minister of Education & Literacy department Government of Sindh Syed Sardar Ali Shah will inaugurate the Book Fair as Chief Guest on 18th December 2025. Mohammad Ahmed Shah, President of Arts Council of Pakistan, will be our Guest of Honour. This book fair provides an exclusive opportunity to reach out to citizens and book lovers in Pakistan’s largest city and trade hub Karachi. This premier event brings together domestic and international publishers, booksellers, librarians and institutional customers. The event provides an excellent opportunity to readers to view and purchase the best Pakistan and International books and publications and also offers an opportunity to writers to interact with publishers. The positive reception to this event over the recent years has increased the number of participants and attendees to make it the largest Book Fair event in the history of Pakistan each year. Publishers from Turkey, Singapore, China, Malaysia, UK, UAE and other countries are attending the international event. It has become a remarkable literary event with educated and motivated visitors from all walks of life. More than 325 stands shall display books on all subjects to discern readers, including vast numbers of families, students and book lovers from all over the country. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025