PNCA holds puppet show

Islamabad : Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) organised a ''Puppet Show'' featuring folk dances, stories, and skits for children on Friday at National Puppet Theatre, Rawalpindi.

The purpose of the show was to create awareness among the community regarding the rights and responsibilities of children and parents, and help and support poor children and their families by providing equal opportunities for quality education for girls and boys, a PNCA spokesman told this agency.

He said the show was aimed at highlighting the importance of the provision of nutrition, clean water, and a clean environment for the healthy growth of children.

Likewise, it also aimed at educating children on the danger of drugs, and how parents could protect their children from falling prey to such evil temptations. The shows were important for creating awareness among children on how they could protect themselves from sexual and physical abuse, and laborious work, he added.

Such public messages, he said, would be presented through the stories of ‘Meena Ki Kahani’ (Meena''s story) and ‘Roshan Mustaqbil’.

‘Meena ki Kahani’ is a story of a village child girl, who despite her desire to acquire an education and go to school like her brother, was denied so.

Somehow, at a later stage, her parents realize the importance of education for girls and allow her to go to school.