3-day inter-university drama festival under auspices of PAC concludes

Rawalpindi:The Inter-University Drama Festival under the auspices of Punjab Arts Council (PAC) concluded here on Friday.

Nine dramas were presented in the festival. The festival was organized under the title ‘Nashye Se Inkar, Zindagi Se Pyaar’. In the drama festival organised in connection with the ongoing campaign against the scourge of addiction, Islamabad Postgraduate College H-8, won first position with drama ‘Aas’, Rawalpindi Women University won second position with drama Un Dekha Jal, while Foundation University won third position with drama Sarab.

Similarly, in the individual awards, the best writer was Rida Rehman, best director was Yasin Ahmed, Best Male Actor was Ali Naqvi, Best Female Actor was Fiza Faisal, Best Supporting Actor was Usman Ali, Best Supporting Female was Aqsa and Best Villain was Muqaddas Fiza.

The prize distribution ceremony was attended by Parliamentary Secretary, Information and Culture Department, Shazia Rizwan, CEO, Saffron Zahid Mahmood, HEC Focal Person Rana Shafiq, former Directors of Arts Council, Naheed Manzoor, Waqar Ahmed, Director Arts Council Sajjad Hussain and other distinguished guests. Renowned actors Anjum Habibi, Syed Basharat Jafri and Amin Shahzad served as judges in the festival. Director, Arts Council, Sajjad Hussain thanked all the institutions and guests at the closing ceremony.

Parliamentary Secretary, Information and Culture Department, Shazia Rizwan, while praising this initiative of the Arts Council, said that addiction is a bad curse and parents should also play their role to prevent it. CEO Saffron Zahid Mahmood said that young artists were provided a platform where they could spread the message of social reform through their art. The teams that came first, second and third in the drama festival were given cash prizes of Rs100,000, Rs75,000 and Rs50,000 respectively. Artist Rana Kashif served as compare in whole festival.