The KaraFilm Society announces that the 7th KaraFilm Festival - the Karachi International Film Festival 2007 - scheduled to begin on November 15 has been postponed as a mark of respect for the over 130 people who lost their lives in an act of brutal terrorism in Karachi on Thursday night.
The rescheduled dates of the Festival will be announced after consultation with all those involved and once the political and security situation is clearer.
The KaraFilm Society also wishes to reiterate that it stands firmly for the principles of unhindered debate, creativity and tolerance and against the use of force and threats of violence to suppress opinions and dissent. In a global environment in which, unfortunately, no place in the world is free from the threat of wanton acts of terrorism, it is also mindful of its duty to resist in Pakistan the attempts by terrorism's practitioners to shut down avenues of cultural, political and social expression. We intend to continue to nurture the space for free expression that the KaraFilm Festival has succeeded in establishing since 2001 and look forward to the continuing support of those Pakistanis and international filmmakers who have owned the Festival as their own.
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