Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab, on the directions of Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta, organised the Karvan-e-Khudi painting competition, the last programme of Iqbal Day celebrations, under the title of ‘Design Poetry’ to pay homage to great philosopher of East Dr Allama Iqbal and highlight different features of his life and poetry at Nishtar Park Sports Complex E-Library on Thursday.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta also witnessed attractive paintings of young artists and distributed prizes among top position holders. Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, Assistant Director Youth Affairs Nazish Noor and other officials were also present on this occasion.
Hundreds of male and female painters including sports persons from various educational institutions of the province participated in Karvan-e-Khudi painting competition, held in collaboration with Punjab Information and Technology Board (PITB) on the eve of Iqbal Day.
Hira Irshad was the winner of painting competition and was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000, runner-up M Junaid Younis Rs 20,000 while the third position holder Seher Anwaar got a cash prize of Rs 10,000.
Talking on this occasion, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta appreciated the performance of young male and female painters in Karvan-e-Khudi painting competitions. “The talented painters beautifully highlighted different features of Iqbal’s life and poetry through their paintings,” he added.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta further said that Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab has organized several programmes to pay a befitting tribute to the great philosopher and highlight Iqbal’s Pegham-e-Khudi.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta informed that Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab also organized a visit to Javed Manzil Museum to make the youth aware of different historic features of Iqbal’s life and poetry besides holding programme of ‘Karvaan-e-Iqbal’, Pegham-e-Khudi, grand exhibition of paintings and artworks regarding Iqbal’s revolutionary poetry and Pegham-e-Khudi in connection with Iqbal Day celebrations.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Ehsan Bhutta further said that we will also hold similar programmes on the eve of Quaid Day in future. “These days, the Youth Affairs and Sports Department Punjab is also organizing a unique awareness campaign to save youth from the destructive addiction of drugs and electronic gadgets. So far we have organized our awareness programmes in three colleges and we are targeting to hold such programmes in 20 different male and female educational institutions”.