PNCA starts week-long celebrations on Quaid’s birth anniversary

The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) has prepared week-long special programmes titled “Quaid Ka Pakistan” to celebrate 140th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a befitting manner.

The PNCA has scheduled a numbers of programmes till December 25 including speech contest, mosaic of Quaid, ‘Hamara Quaid’, Quaid’s birthday cake designing, memorable contest, Quaid photo exhibition, Aks-e-Quaid, competition of national songs and aqwal-e-Quaid in connection with Quaid’s birthday celebrations.

The formal curtain-raiser of the week long activities of Quaid-e-Azam birthday celebrations held at PNCA auditorium, Islamabad. Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Ms Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Muhammad Balighur Rehman, Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Metropolitan Corporation Chairman/Mayor Ansar Sheikh jointly inaugurated the ceremony and also opened the special photographic exhibition on Quaid-e-Azam’s life at National Art Gallery at PNCA.

In connection with Quaid e Azam birthday celebration, the PNCA on Monday also organized a puppet show and quiz competition among the students of various educational institutions.

The Council National Puppet Theatre (NPT) organized a puppet show, presenting various colourful tableaus, patriotic songs, folk dances and highlighted the struggle of Quaid for the creation of Pakistan. The puppets encouraged the youth to be more proactive and to strive with honesty and integrity.

The puppet show was followed by quiz competition titled “Baba-e-Quam ko Bachay Kitna Jantey Hain” among the students of various schools. The students were given questions about the life and struggle of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

PNCA Director General Jamal Shah, a large number of students and teachers from various schools attended the event. The DG appreciated the student’s participation, saying that PNCA has scheduled a number of such events to pay homage to Quaid-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He expressed the hope that more students from various educational institutions would come and participate in these events in coming days.

The students of various schools appreciated the puppet show, saying that all the performances of puppet show were informative and glowing tribute to our Quaid.

The official of NPT said that similar puppet show would be arranged on December 25 for the students in connection with Quaid’s birth anniversary celebrations.