Amjad Islam Amjad, Samina Pirzada, Mehwish Hayat among members of board
Zubair Qureshi
Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) gets new Board of Governors (BoG) after approval of names by Federal Minister for National History & Literary Heritage Division and Chairman PNCA Shafqat Mehmood.
Since August 2019 both Lok Virsa and PNCA have been shifted under the Heritage Division and apart from ex-officio members, twenty persons have been appointed on the BoG who are specialists in their respective fields.
According to the PNCA Act, 1973 Board Members are expected to advise, assist Federal Government on all matters pertaining to projection perpetuation and preservation of Art and Culture of Pakistan.
In a handout, the names of the Members of the BoG have been announced as follows.
Shahid Mehmood Nadeem: A well-known personality of theatre remained associated with PTV for a long time and a playwright and director of Ajoka theatre group. He has written stage and television plays including films. He represents Punjab from the field of theatre.
Tina Sani: She is another iconic figure and a great vocalist. She has given excellent rendition in classical and semi classical music. Singing ghazals of Faiz is her speciality. Tina Sani is from Sindh.
Farhan Bogra: He is from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Farhan is one of a leading representative of Pashtun Music and Culture. He is an accomplished Rubab Player with substantive work to his credit for educating people in reviving local music.
Samina Peerzada: A veteran TV artist having life long experience with PTV and currently hosting Rewind on Youtube. Apart from acting in films, she is a director and a producer as well.
Sarmad Sultan Khosat: He has also been appointed as the member of BOG. He is son of a renowned TV artist, Irfan Khosat, and has made his own name and distinction in the field of acting, direction and production.
Mehwish Hayat: She has made her name in Television and film industry and has become famous among the public. She has also raised her voice for social causes and promotion of arts.
Mansoor Rahi: He is an experienced painter. He began his career in early 60’s and is considered to be one of the senior artists in Islamabad.
