1st Pothwar Art and Literature festival commenced at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) here on Monday.
The festival which is spreading over four days different competitions, includes Qirat , Naat, Posters, Painting, Musharia, Photography, Debates, Punjabi Takra, Singing, Documentaries, Bait Bazi, Dress carnival, Solo Performance, Drama, boys sports, musical night and seminars on different issues.
The day was opened with Qirat & Naat competitions in the morning followed by boy’s sports, Posters, Painting, Musharia and Photography competitions. On the occasion, Hanif Abbasi, Chairman Metro Bus Project was the chief guest while Chairman Milaad Committee Zia Ulla Shah was the guest of honor.
Hanif Abbasi, Chairman Metro Bus, in his address, said that Qirat and Naat is part of our religion and culture. He said that the life of our Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is a role model for humanity. “We should forget our differences and unite together for a problem-free society, where tolerance should be the key goal,” He said. He appreciated the efforts of PMAS-AAUR administration for organizing such a colorful event and hoped that such type of competitions will be held in future as well. He said that such healthy and positive activities are essential for curbing the trends of extremism in the society and Punjab Govt top priority is to provide maximum sports activities to the youth with latest sports facilities to set new trends in sports, he claimed. On the occasion, He also announced flood lights for University Sports ground.
At the Qirat Competition, Hanzla Mushtaq student faculty of sciences bagged the first position, whereas M. Ishtiaq student of Education got second and Usman cheema student of Information Technology stood third. At Naat Competition, Kashif Hussain student of Agriculture Faculty clinched first, Asad Ghafoor student of Information Technology stood second and Hasina Basharat student of Sciences Faculty got the third position.
In Poster & Painting competition Nishat Fatima and Ifra Baig students of Sciences faculty got first and second positions respectively while Kibeeria student of Agri. Engineering got third position.
In Mushaira competition Zaid Abbasi student of Agriculture faculty stood first while Sidra Bibi student of sciences faculty and M. Waheed student of Information Technology obtained second and third positions, respectively.
In Photography competition Imran Ali & Saqib got first position, while Zeeshan Ali & Abrar Babry and Sundas stood second and third positions, respectively.
In Volley Ball championship Agriculture faculty team defeated Biotechnology team while Forestry team defeated Basics sciences. The Final match will be played on April 28, 2015 between Agriculture faculty and Forestry teams.
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