Arshad shared some insightful details of the 6th ILF. He said that over 160 speakers and authors from Pakistan, UK, USA, France, Germany, Russia, and Sri Lanka came together to add their valuable contribution to the event. There were around 55 sessions, featuring talks, interviews, panel discussions, Urdu and English poetic symposium, sessions on Pashto and Punjabi writings, readings, performing arts, and documentary screenings.
The ILF organisers, Oxford University Press (OUP), also announced the names of the Advisory Board members who were part of the 6th edition of the festival. The Advisory Board comprised prominent writers, poets, and literary figures including Muneeza Shamsie, Harris Khalique, Iftikhar Arif, Mujahid Barelvi, Salman Tarik Kureshi, and Tahmina Aziz Ayub.
While sharing his views about the festival, Arshad said, "The 6th edition of ILF was a treat in terms of not only literary works and poetry, but also because of fine arts, culture, and performing arts that were showcased in it. Over the years, the ILF has successfully provided an accessible intellectual space to the citizens of Pakistan."
Anna Suvorova, Aamer Hussein, Julien Colameau, Peter Pannke, and Soniah Kamal were some of the international authors who participated in the festival. The local literary luminaries, academics, and intellectuals featured in the 6th ILF included Afrasiab Khattak, Amin Gulgee, Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Asad Umar, H.M. Naqvi, Harris Khalique, Haseena Moin, Humayun Saeed, IftikharArif, Ishrat Husain, Kishwar Naheed, Muneeza Shamsie, Mohammed Hanif, Najeeba Arif, Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Niilofur Farrukh, Noorul Huda Shah, Sania Nishtar, Salman Rashid, Yasmeen Hameed, Zehra Nigah, and Zafar Ullah Poshni.