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The National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Balochistan government’s Directorate of Culture to establish a campus in Quetta, the academy’s social media accounts posted on Tuesday.

The agreement to establish the institute’s first campus outside Karachi was signed by Syed Javed Iqbal, the chairman of Napa’s board of governors, and Balochistan Culture Secretary Hamidullah Nasir.

Also present at the signing were Napa board member and former senator Roshan Khursheed Bharucha and Dawood Tareen, the director of the culture department. They were joined by a number of artists, representatives of the media and members of civil society.

Speaking at the ceremony, Iqbal and Bharucha described the partnership as a significant step towards promoting art and culture in Balochistan.

Nasir and Tareen termed the MoU an important step to promote the province’s culture and heritage. They expressed hope that the initiative would help enhance the skills of local artists.