LAHORE: The third awards ceremony organized by the Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board was held at Hall No. 2 of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC).
The ceremony aimed to acknowledge and encourage literary personalities who have rendered outstanding services for the promotion and dissemination of the Punjabi language, literature and culture.
The event began with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Qari Ayaz Ahmed, followed by a Naat presented by Hafiz Ali Raza.
President of Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board Dr. Mushtaq Adil, Director General PILAC Muhammad Aslam Shahid, Director PILAC Muhammad Asim Chaudhry, along with prominent writers, poets, intellectuals and representatives of literary circles, attended the ceremony.
Addressing the gathering, PILAC Director General Muhammad Aslam Shahid appreciated the literary and cultural services of the Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board.
He said that organizing such events for the preservation, protection and promotion of mother languages was encouraging and an important need of the present time. He assured the organizers that PILAC would continue to support such literary initiatives in the future.
In recognition of outstanding achievements in various fields of Punjabi literature, Faheem Aslam, Parveen Sijal, Dr. Razzaq Shahid, Samrina Gulzar and Ali Usman Bajwa were presented with awards.
In addition, Dr. Razzaq Shahid was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his long-standing, continuous and distinguished services to the Punjabi language and literature.
Dr. Muhammad Asim Chaudhry also appreciated the efforts of Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board and congratulated all the award recipients.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Dr. Mushtaq Adil, head of Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board, thanked the guests, writers and participants for attending the event and expressed gratitude to the PILAC administration for its cooperation.
He said that Mahkaan Punjabi Adabi Board would continue its journey of serving Punjabi language, literature and culture in the future.
Reported By: Shahzad Framosh I Lahore
