LAHORE, (MILLAT/APP): Various artists, musicians and
veteran film directors have appealed the federal government to
provide financial assistance from the funds allocated for
them as they are suffering from illness and poverty.
In a joint statement on Thursday, the artists including Afshan,
Sajjad Taffo, Asif Mehdi, Sofia Anjum, Sameena Butt, Razia Malik,
Altaf Hussain, Dawod Butt, Hassan Askari, Zulfi and Atif Bulbula
appealed for assitance on urgent basis.
They requested the government to provide regular financial
assistance in their old age to get their financial . They
said that they served the art and culture over half a century.