LAHORE: The three-day Lahore Literary Festival began at Alhamra Halls, Mall Road on Friday after noon.

The festival has brought together academics, literary personalities, writers, poets, intellectual and leading personalities from the field of education, literature, art, culture and music.

The opening ceremony was followed by keynote address on the life and legacy of Faiz Ahmed Faiz by Zehra Nigah and introduction by Nasreen Rehman.