LAHORE: Punjab Prisons Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan has said Pakistani youth have great talent and if they are provide
d proper guidance, they may help the country win a place among the developed nations.
He was addressing the concluding ceremony of the second annual art and craft exhibition, organised by the
Unique Group of Institutions here. He said Pakistan could secure its future only by grooming the talent of the youth. He said Pakistan was blessed with all natural resources, and it was now the responsibility of its people to utilise these resources and put it on the road to prosperity. He said he was really impressed by the talent of the
Unique Group students’ art pieces, showcased at the exhibition.
Unique Group Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan Khurram told the ceremony his institution was providing students with opportunities of all extracurricular activities, alongsid
e the academic work, to bring to the fore their creative talents.
Lahore Arts Council Executive Director Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi said the
Unique Group students were not only getting top positions in their academic activities and annual examinations but also leading students of other institutions in extracurricular activities.
Well-known painters — Dr Ijaz Anwar and Munawwar Mohyuddin — also spoke at the ceremony.
The
Unique Sialkot
campus secured the first position in the
Unique art contest,
Unique Mehran Block and
Unique EME
campuses got the second position, whil
e the Unique Township and
Unique Gujranwala
campuses stood
third in the contest.
Khadija Usman of
Unique Girls High School 107-A, New Muslim Town
campus, was declared the best painter of the year. Also, the best cartoonist award was secured by Abdur-Rehman of
Unique 65-L Gulberg
campus; best portrait-maker award was won by Ali Faisal of
Unique Walton
campus and Muhammad Alam of
Unique 65-L Gulberg
campus.
The teachers responsible for grooming artistic talent of students were given cash awards. Overall 30 teachers were given different awards.
