The third day of Pothwar Art and Literature Festival ended with the colorful event of Drama, Flowers arrangement, Documentary competitions and Regional Dress Show here on Wednesday at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR).
Rajab Ali Khan Baloch, Parliamentary Secretary National Food Security & Resources was the chief guest while Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Zahid Saeed, was the guest of honor on the 3rd day of the festival.
Flower arrangement competition organized with an aim to flourish the creative and artistic skills of the students was inaugurated by PMAS-AAUR Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad. In the Fresh Flower Arrangement Iqra Bashir got first position while Saif Ullah & Sahkir Ullah and Afsa Danish got second and third positions, respectively. In the Dry Flower Arrangement, Nitasha got first position while Nouman Qaiser Muzammail and Khadija Ahmad got second and third positions, respectively. Rubi Iqbal, Abdul Haleem, Sadia and Azka Azhar got first, second and third positions receptively in Ikebana arrangement competition.
Students from different departments presented dramas and highlighted problems confronting Pakistan. The audiences appreciated the efforts of the amateur student performance and their acting skills. In Drama competition, first position was awarded to faculty of Agriculture. Second position was taken by University of management and Education Department got the third position.
In documentary competition, Information Technology Institute got first while Faculty of Agriculture got second and third positions.
Rajab Ali Khan Baloch and Zahid Saeed while addressing praised the efforts of PMAS-AAUR to organize such festival to provide a unique opportunity to unleash their talents in extracurricular activities. They highly commended the brilliant performance of the students in dramatics and documentary competitions. They also distributed certificates and shields among the winner of different competitions.
Earlier, in his welcome address the Vice Chancellor of PMAS-AAUR Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad extended a very warm welcome to the guests and spoke about various achievements of University and highlighted the events that are being held under the banner of festival. He urged students to strengthen their capabilities and capacity as the future of society and country depends upon them. Vice Chancellor also presented souvenir to the Rajab Ali Khan Baloch and Zahid Saeed.
In regional dress show students presented the lifestyle & cultural traditions of different provinces/regions of the country. The students’ of different departments of the University attired in colorful dresses embroidered with traditional motifs and designs participated in the catwalk with traditional background music. The show included regional dance which won a great deal of applause from the audience.
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