LAHORE:Under the auspices of the Sui Northern Gas Cultural Society, an event titled “Aik Sham Watan Ke Naam” (An Evening for the Homeland) was held, featuring national songs and an exhibition of patriotic paintings created by the children of the organization’s employees.
Professor Dr. Muhammad Jawad presided over the event, while the renowned musician and singer Ustad Shafqat Hussain was the chief guest. Managing Director Aamir Tufail, Deputy Managing Director (Operations) Saqib Arbab, Senior General Manager Farooq Majeed, and Mian Qaiser Yaqoob were also present on stage alongside them. Sarmad Bashir performed the duties of stage secretary.
Due to a sore throat, the presiding guest could not sing, but he delivered a fine talk on music. He remarked that it has been a long time since a new melody was composed in our country, adding that it is encouraging to see music being played in such institutions. He also quoted Leonard Bernstein’s line: “Music is the sound of the universe in chaos.”
Ustad Shafqat Hussain mesmerized the audience by singing the iconic national song “Eh Dharti Mera Sona Yaro.” Amateur singers from various offices of the organization also performed, including Irfan Shah, Farhat Abbas, Aftab Qamar, Umar Faraz, Saqib Raza, and Asad Latif, who sang patriotic songs to musical accompaniment.
Drummer Vicky delivered a captivating solo performance, while Abdul Ghaffar and Arshad Aziz won hearts with their poetry recitations.
At the conclusion of the event:MD Aamir Tufail presented flowers and shields to the guests, and prizes were awarded to the young painters.The DMD and General Manager presented shields to the remaining guests.The President and Chief Guest personally presented shields to the performing singers.
Reported By : Shahzad Framosh I Lahore
