Member National Assembly (MNA) Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf has said that Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar is working for the promotion of arts and culture in the province. The campaign to discover new Talent on the land of Jhelum is an appreciable step which has given an opportunity to the youth of the district to present their art to the world.
These views were expressed by him on the occasion of organizing of six competitions under Punjab Talent Hunt under the auspices of Punjab Arts Council Rawalpindi (PUCAR) which was held at Government Graduate College Tahlianwala Jhelum. The competitions included music, painting, handicrafts, fiction, drama and folk dance.
Addressing the participants taking position in the district competitions of Punjab Talent Hunt, Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Noman Hafeez said that Punjab Talent Hunt is a great platform for the youth of Jhelum which will be held in district, divisional and provincial level. He said that the youth should make a name for themselves in the world with their hard work and talent.
Director Punjab Arts Council Rawalpindi Waqar Ahmed said that Punjab Talent is a unique program of its kind which has created a special image of Punjab and Pakistan in front of the world. Ali Haider, Mohammad Maysar and Dua Zahra won first, second and third positions respectively in the music competition held at Government Graduate College Tahlianwala. Majida Shabbir came first in the painting competition while Tabassum came second and Maha Gul came third.
In the short story writing competition, Mubashir Nawaz was awarded first prize, while Mohammad Omar and Mohammad Faizan came second and third respectively. In the handicraft competition, Maryam Zubair came first, while Mohammad Omar came second and Ameer Hamza came third. In the folk dance competitions, Jhula Lal group won the first position while Lajpal group and Awami group won the second and third prizes respectively.
In the theater competitions, Drama Umeed came first, Ilam Da Khazana came second and Aman came third. Prizes of thousands of rupees and certificates of appreciation were distributed among the children who secured the position.
