Staff Reporter

RAWALPINDI; Divisional level competitions of Punjab Talent Hunt 2022 were held under auspices of Punjab Arts Council. The winners of district level competitions from Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock and Chakwal participated in the competitions. Competitions included singing, painting, handicrafts, fiction, theater and folk dance.

Member Punjab Assembly Farah Agha was the special guest of the occasion. Out of 18 positions of 6 competitions of Talent Hunt, 7 achieved by Jhelum, 5 Chakwal, 5 Rawalpindi and one position obtained Attock. Punjab Assembly member Farah Agha while addressing the awards ceremony said that the soil of Pothohar is very fertile, looking at the art of the candidates it seems that they will brighten the name of not only Rawalpindi division but the whole of Pakistan.

She said that talented manpower is the guarantor of development of nations. Naheed Manzoor said that new talent has emerged from Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Attock and Jhelum through Talent Hunt. Punjab Talent Hunt is actually an important platform for the youth to prove themselves. Principal Government Graduate College Attock Professor Majid Bhatti said that the establishment of Arts Council would promote culture and fine arts.

Director Arts Council Waqar Ahmed said that the aim of Talent Hunt is to highlight the hidden talents of the youth so that today’s youth can use their talents to compete with the world. In music competitions, Tahir Ali Khan came first, Saghar Abbas came second and Maria Kanwal came third. In the short story writing competition, Mohammad Mubashir Nawaz came first, Ramisha Arshad came second and Mohammad Faizan came third. In painting competitions Syed Amna, Maria Zaman and Majida Shabbir got first, second and third position respectively. In the theater competitions, Raja Irfan’s drama Alam Ka Khazana won the first position while Relationship and Distance remained at the second position. Umaid, the play of Sawira Zahid, won the third position and was well received by the audience. In the handicraft competitions, Zahid Hussain came first, Asia Mir second and Maryam Zulfiqar came third. Jhuley Lal Group came first, Iftikhar Group came second and Shaukat Khan Group came third in the folk dance competitions. The winners of the divisional level competitions will represent the Rawalpindi division in the provincial level competitions in Lahore.