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Deputy Head of Mission at the Pakistan Embassy Masood Gul presents a bouquet of appreciation to Vice A scene from a drama, Sword in the stone. Principal (Senior) Ali Zulqarnain as Mohammad Abdur Rehman Al-Meer and Principal Sajid Mansoor look on. A display of the rich Qatari culture Spectacular performances mark BFIS Annual Variety Day celebrations The evening saw spectacular display of English, Arabic and Urdu dramas, tableaus, and cultural displays depicting the myriad and rich colours of Qatar, Pakistan and other Arab countries

pectacular perfor- BFIS Principal Sajid Mansoor spectacular display of English, Arabic kistan and other Arab countries. The mances by the students welcomed the guests and praised the and Urdu dramas, themed tableaus, event impressed the attendees and of Bright Future Inter- efforts of the school management and melodious cultural displays de- the distinguished guests and parents national School (BFIS) and teachers for strengthening the picting the true colours of Qatar, Pa- lauded the excellent coordination and marked the institution’s unique value and skill-based educa- synchronisation of the performances SAnnual Variety Day celebrations. tion system. that clearly reflected hard work and The BFIS management proved its The evening team efforts of staff and students. excellence yet again by organising an was filled with BFIS Vice Principal (Senior) event that displayed harmonious and Ali Zulqarnain highlighted the captivating pool of talents. outstanding academic achieve- It was an occasion of celebra- ments and announced awards The school choir tions, felicitations, feast and for high achievers in the last festivity where students not academic session. only presented their wonderful The chief guest present- performances but were also ed trophies and I-pads to feted for their curricular and high achievers for their aca- co-curricular achievements. demic excellence and cash The event was an amalgamation prizes to the outstanding of colours, beauty, rhythm and vi- faculty members. brancy. The show presented themes Later, a memento was pre- including human values, 21st Cen- sented to the chief guest who appre- tury skills, patriotism, teamwork, ciated the efforts made by the school humanity etc. management to ensure value-based Deputy Head of Mission at the education that reflects progressive Pakistan Embassy Masood Gul was coexistence and constructive coop- the chief guest on the occasion while eration of students and teachers from Mohammad Abdur Rehman Al-Meer diverse cultures. was the guest of honour. Students present a tableau on the occasion. A scene from the drama, Alice in the Wonderland

Halqa-e-Ahbab Qatar hosts Community pays tributes to colourful event to celebrate Butt’s literary contributions embers of Majlis-e- knew French. She wrote short Qatar National Sport Day Frogh-e-Urdu Adab and stories in 1948 and 1949 and then Mother local literary figures wrote four novels namely Nagri expressed profound grief over Nagri Phira Musafir (1955), Nae round 150 community the death of eminent novelist Ni- Chiraghay Nae Gulay (1973), members including children sar Aziz Butt who passed away in Karwan-e-Wujood (1981) and and women enjoyed a colour- Lahore recently. Darya Ke Sang (1987). ful event organised by Halqa- Nisar was the recipient of the She wrote her autobiogra- e-AhbabA Qatar to mark the Qatar Majlis’ 17th Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu phy, Gaye Dino Ka Suragh, in National Sports Day, at Al Shamal Adab Award which was pre- 2004, which also gives a de- Park recently. sented to her in Doha in 2013, tailed account of her intellec- Fun games and an array of ac- according to Mohammad Atiq, tual development. tivities were organised for members Chairman, Majlis-e-Frogh-e- She also wrote columns of different age groups. The partici- Urdu Adab. for The Pakistan Times and pants, who were divided into senior Born in 1927 in Mardan, Ni- Dawn that were later pub- and junior categories, took part in sar belonged to the generation of lished in a book form under various games like long jump, relay some widely acclaimed women the title of Prelude. race, shoot the target, run with bud- writers like Qurratulain Hyder, Nisar’s novels have a char- dy etc. Separate games and activities Altaf Fatima, Khadija Mastur, acteristic metaphysical element were organised for young girls and and games activities. Jamila Hashmi as well as short in them, which are said to be the women as well. The prizes were sponsored by Qatar story writers Mumtaz Shirin and influence of her growth under A prize distribution ceremony was Charity while beverages and ice creams Hajra Masroor. German philosopher Oswald held at the end of event and repre- were distributed by Dandy Company Nisar’s academic career in- Spengler at Harvard. She also sentatives of different forums distrib- Limited. The guests were treated to a cluded matric exam in 1943, MA echoes Proust and Tolstoy in her uted prizes to the winners of sports sumptuous lunch. in 1950 and Diploma in French work and has used existentialist language and civilization from and postmodern themes famil- Sorbonne, Paris in 1970. Ni- iar from Camus and Nabokov. In sar’s mother tongue was Pushto recognition of her literary work, though she always chose to write the Government of Pakistan in Urdu and English. She spoke awarded her with the Pride of in Persian at home. She also Performance on August 14, 1999.

A file photo of Nisar Aziz Butt on the occasion of Majlis-e-Frogh-e-Urdu Adab’s 17th Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Award ceremony held in Doha in 2013.