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New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) The 66th SAARC Literature Festival will begin here at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature on Sunday with the participation of writers, poets, scholars, artists, and cultural thinkers from all SAARC countries, except Pakistan.

Organised by the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL), the literature festival is hosting writers and scholars from seven of the eight SAARC countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and India.

Noted Punjabi writer and president of FOSWAL Ajeet Cour said Pakistan has always been a part of the festival but the country’s participation in the current edition is a “political issue now".

“…SAARC Summit used to happen every two years in different SAARC countries by

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