RAWALPINDI: Under the Punjab Talent Hunt 2022, the district level music, painting, short story writing, folk dance, theatre and handicraft competitions were organized under the Punjab Arts Council(PAC), Rawalpindi.
The special guest was Punjab Assembly member Seemabia Tahir at the prize distribution ceremony.
Addressing the function, Seemabia Tahir said that in line with the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, all possible steps were being taken for the promotion of arts and culture in the province.
“Artists are our identity all over the world, ” she said and added that Punjab Talent Hunt was an essential platform for artists to express their art.
Director Arts Council Waqar Ahmed said that the best talent has emerged from all the four districts of the Rawalpindi division.
In the short story writing competition, Rabia Arbab Abbasi came first, Hameem Hussain second, and Manahil Javed remained third.
Maria Kanwal, Aun Ali, and Nazakat Ali in the music competition came first, second and third, respectively.
In the painting competitions, Iqra Qurban, Syeda Amina, and Hiba Akram came first, second, and third.
In the theatre competitions, Aamir Naeem’s drama Rishte and Fasale won first, Anjum Abbasi’s drama Talaq won second, and Qamar Ali’s drama Aman Ke Phool won the third position. In traditional folk dance competitions, Iftikhar Group, Seemab Group and NJ Five Group came first, second and third, respectively.
Ambreen Fatima came first in handicraft competitions, Zahid Hussain doubles, and Raqiya bagged third. Thousands of prizes and certificates of appreciation were distributed among the candidates who secured positions in the competitions.