The festival is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the melting of snow comprises of colorful cultural performances, music, dance, and traditional sports.

It was conducted on the occasion of the 11th martyrdom anniversary of Captain Salman Sarwar Shaheed, Sitara-e- Basalt

The Corps Commander Peshawar was a chief guest of the event

He is recipient of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz and President's Award for Pride of Performance

Farooq Qaiser was famous for the promotion of the art of puppetery, caricature and children's literature in the country

A week-long photography competition was organized in this regard. Students of educational institutions of district Mohmand and Lahore participated in the photography competition.

He was also imprisoned for promoting anti-British ideas especially for publishing an article in his magazine Urdu-e-Mualla.