Rawalpindi
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) organised a spectacular cultural show titled ‘Ramooz-e-Ishq’ depicting colours of different regions of the country, besides projecting folk music and dances.
The event, organised on the sidelines of the ongoing Rawal Shopping Festival on Tuesday evening, was attended by a large number of people.
The performances of Sufi music by Bakhshi Brothers and classical dance by Umair Arif enthralled the audience, who gave thunderous applause and standing ovation after his performance.
While inaugurating the event, RCCI President Syed Asad Mashadi said that the chamber has taken the initiative of holding a shopping festival for the first time in Pakistan on the pattern of the one held in Dubai. He said such events would also be held in future as public has given a positive response to the shopping festival.
He said that different events have been organised for the attraction of different age groups and tastes as vintage car show, cycle race, musical programmes and prize distribution through computerised balloting were the centre for attraction for people. While a children’s carnival would soon be organised. On the concluding day of the festival — May 17 — a grand lucky draw would be held in which a number of prizes worth millions of rupees would be given to the winners.
He said that so far in two separately held lucky draws, 11 motorcycles, 2 Umrah tickets, and a number of other valuable prizes, including household and electronic gadgets, have been handed over to the lucky winners.
The ceremony was attended by Senior Vice President Mian Humayun Parvez, Vice President Saboor Malik, former presidents Sohail Altaf, Dr. Hassan Sarosh Akram, Abdul Rauf Chaudhry, Kashif Shabbir, executive members and a large number of guests.