The Fourth International Puppet Festival Pakistan 1998 went a long way with the series of International Puppet Festivals regularly presented by Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop. It was through sheer hard work, sweat, tears and nerves of steel to get to the position of being the world’s largest Puppet Festival. But above all, it was inspired by the love and gratitude of the thousands who flocked to the festival. The Festival featured more then 250 performances attended by thousands of audience. The festival received enormous TV coverage and also featured in the International News.

To some it was like a dream world. For people of Lahore, by and large, the festival is a happening. It is fast becoming a major festive occasion for the entire city. 1998, also gave a chance to TV audiences in 37 countries who viewed the event for 11 days in a regular 20 minute Puppet Festival Video Magazine.