The largest cultural activity in Pakistan is the annual National Folk Festival (Lok Mela), held in October each year. Over the past two decades, this festival has taken on an international flavour and more than 20 different countries have sent their artisans and performers to participate in the festival. Nationally, the festival has become a thing of pride for artisans and performers, who come on their own to participate. Most important of all, the Provinces of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir put up beautifully decorated pavilions and visitors have the unique opportunity to see an assortment of Pakistan's traditionally rich culture in the federal capital of Islamabad for an exciting ten days. An exhibition of artisans at work under the banner of the Heritage Museum forms the core of this festival. The Research & Media Centre of Lok Virsa arranges groups of dancers that perform all over the festival grounds, inviting visitors to join in, and in the evening, arranges music concerts from all parts of Pakistan. Documentation of the festival is carried out by Lok Virsa's researchers, who interview all the artisans and artists.
A Day in the Life of a Mechanic A day in the life of an auto mechanic is filled with new challenges, problems, and opportunities to learn. In terms of schedule, however, the daily life of a mechanic can vary greatly
For someone working at their own repair shop, the day usually begins around 8 or 9 a.m. when it is time to open for business. Depending upon the role of the mechanic at the shop, the first order of the day is usually taking a look at the schedule of the jobs and tasks that are planned for the morning and afternoon. There might also be a quick inventory check to make sure that the shop isn’t running low on any necessary supplies or components needed for these jobs.
The rest of the day is spent performing not only the scheduled repair tasks, but also troubleshooting with customers on the phone or