Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab in collaboration with Alhamra Arts Council will observe Youm-e-Khudi on the eve of Iqbal Day at Lahore Arts Council (Alhamra) Mall Road on Friday, April 22, 2022. The competitions and events of Youm-e-Khudi will be conducted from 2.00pm to 11.00pm.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani and Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan will also attend Youm-e-Khudi celebrations.
Several talented painters will participate in the painting competitions regarding Iqbal’s life and poetry on Youm-e-Khudi. The painting competitions will be conducted from 2.00pm to 5.00pm, in which the winner will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 30,000, runner-up Rs 20,000 while the third position holder will pocket a cash prize of Rs 10,000.
Secretary Youth Affairs and Sports Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani, Justice (retd) Nasira Javed Iqbal, Senior Journalist Mujibur Rehman Shami, Vice-Chancellor Govt College University Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi and other notable personalities will participate in the panel discussion.
Leading singers Sara Raza Khan and Hina Nasrullah will present Kalam-e-Iqbal while artiste Adeel Hashmi will throw light on Iqbal’s Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa. Moreover, Nadeem Jamal Group will present Qawwali besides some eye-catching performances from students of Punjab University and Alhamra Academy.
Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan in a statement on Thursday said that Iqbal’s poetry is definitely a great source of motivation for the young generation of the country. “The year 2022 is being celebrated as the ‘Year of Iqbal’. Pakistan can achieve great success on all fronts by following the message of Iqbal”.
Director General Sports Punjab Javed Chohan further said that in the present era, it’s the responsibility of parents, teachers and elders to make the young generation aware of Iqbal’s philosophy of khudi (self).