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EDWARDES CHRONICLES What You’ll Find In This Issue Vol. 3 |2015-2016 Edwardes College Peshawar Principal’s Message 02 Editorial Board 02 A Word from the Editor 02 Moments of Pride 03 Highlights 04 Sports 07 Flashback 09 As Told by an 15 Edwardian Principal’s Message Learning at Edwardes our success in helping students achieve their dreams takes place in many different once they leave the college. shapes and forms. Our vision We expect high standards in all that we do at of education extends far beyond Edwardes College. Edwardes Chronicles has done a the classroom. We encourage our great job once again. As you read through the pages of students to involve themselves this issue, you will learn about our wonderful students, in the broad co-curricular the programmes that they were involved in, the events programme we offer here. that our college hosted and will get a feel for the vibrancy Students have the opportunity and strength of our wider Edwardes College community. to participate fully on the I want to congratulate the Chronicles team on the sports field, on the stage, in the publication of their third issue. leadership activities, vocational education and training Keep it up! courses, on the debating platform and many other forums. AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM Students can pursue their interests and strengths to the (TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD) best of their abilities, and are encouraged to achieve Prof. Brig. (r) Dr. Nayer Fardows their personal best. We are proud of our record and of Principal EDITORIAL BOARD (Sitting L to R) Mashal Ejaz, Mr. Irfan Ullah Khan (Advisor), Prof. Alwin Edwin (HoD English), Prof. Dr. Nayer Fardows (Principal), Ms. Myra (Editor), Sami Uddin (Student Editor), Mona Younas (Standing L to R) Allah Yar Khan Tareen, Abbas Hussain, Mohsin Abbas, Ihsan Ullah, Hassan Raza, Zeeshan Khan, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Jamal Khan, Alamgir Khan. A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, Debating Society, Pashto Society, Literary Society and Book Club, which is still in its embryonic stage, From Wuthering Heights to The Alchemist, contributed immensely to the intellectual development from David Copperfield to The Forty Rules of Love, of the students. In the Flashback, you will get to from The Mayor of Casterbridge to The Reluctant know about all the events that took place in the Fundamentalist love for reading and literature has college. Moreover, interesting Highlights from this always been a forte of Edwardians. That is why when I session are also included. Moments of Pride celebrates see students on the campus with a book in their hands, and acknowledges the efforts of those students who other than their text books, I feel Edwardes has really performed remarkably in various fields. accomplished its task i.e. the task of cultivating the For this issue, I would like to underscore my habit of reading. Besides, it’s not just about reading but sincere appreciation for the Chronicles team. I am also about sharing the knowledge one gains. Looking at awestruck by their dedication and creativity. My students exchanging books, having discussions about special gratitude goes to the Principal Prof Dr Nayer Dan Brown’s latest novel or arguing about whether Fardows, to Associate Professor A. Edwin (HoD Khalid Hoseni writes better than Mohsin Hamid, give English) and to Lecturer Irfan Ullah Khan (Advisor the teachers a certain satisfaction about the students Edwardes Chronicles), for their generous support and being on the right track. keen interest. This year, many such activities took place which Hope you will enjoy this issue. Cheers! gave a boost to the students’ intellectual ability. Myra Edwin Societies like Halqa Ahl-e-Qalam, Dramatic Society, Editor 2 Edwardes College Peshawar Moments of Pride Muhammad Asad Khan Akhunzada Edwardes College is proud to have Muhammad Asad Khan Akhunzada as one of its students. Asad clinched second position in the BA examination 2015, held under the auspices of University of Peshawar, by securing 422 marks out of 550. Asad received awards of recognition both from the University of Peshawar and from Edwardes College. The Principal congratulated Asad and his family. Muhammad Farjad (Reported by Mona Younas Raza) Muhammad Farjad of 2M3, a debater of Edwardes Debating Society honoured the name of the college by winning 1st prize in Inter Bilingual Speech Competition held at City Public School on 17th November, 2015. On 25th November, 2015, Farjad participated in Peshawar Mega Bilingual Declamation Context and this time clinched 2nd position in English Declamation. Farjad has added two feathers to the cap of the college and Edwardes feels very proud of him. BS (CS) Position Holders Following Students of Edwardes College obtained top positions in the BS (CS) examinations in University of Peshawar. Khuzaima Altaf Momina Sohail 1st position in 2nd position in University 7th Semester University Term 6 obtaining 440 out of 500 marks Adil Saeed Waleed Fancy 2nd position in 2nd position in University Term 1 University Term 8 Edwardes College Peshawar 3 Highlights SEMINAR ON ANTI-CORRUPTION Directorate, Principals of various Schools and (Reported by Alamgir Khan, 1A2) Colleges, Faculty and Students of Edwardes College. Christmas Tree was illuminated and Christmas Cake was cut while the Choir sang melodious Christmas Carols and Santa Clause entertained the audience by distributing gifts. A tribute was given to the martyrs of Army Public School tragedy, All Saints’ Church blast and the victims of the recent earthquake. The programme concluded on a pleasant note with the hope and prayer of bringing love, peace and harmony among all the Pakistanis. POETRY COMPETITION Every year on 9th December International Anti- (Reported by Muhammad Jamal Khan, 3C2) Corruption Day is observed. This year Edwardes College celebrated the day in collaboration with NAB (National Accountability Bureau). The program was organized by SWAGS (Students’ Welfare And Guiding Society). The students of SWAGS presented a skit and delivered several speeches to make people aware of the negative effects of corruption. Director General NAB KP Mr. Shehzad Saleem addressed the audience regarding the performance of NAB, KP. He said “The only way to have a developed and sophisticated nation is to stop corruption”. Principal Prof Dr Nayer Fardows appreciated the work of NAB and SWAGS. The program ended with the message that it is the duty of every individual to avoid corruption in order to The Literary Society arranged an event have a better future for this country. which was a bewitching combination of poetry and music. The participants displayed their CHRISTMAS CAROL PROGRAMME poetical and musical talents. A competition was held for both music and poetry in the event and the winners were given prizes. This wonderful event concluded with beautiful songs by the famous Pashto singer Sami Khan. LES MISERABLES (Reported by Mona Younas Raza, 4C1) A mega Christmas Programme was arranged in December, 2016. The then Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, His Excellency Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan was the Chief Guest at the occasion. The event was attended by about four hundred people including the Bishop of Peshawar Diocese Rt. Rev. Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters, Clergy, members of the Board of Governors, Diocese and 4 Edwardes College Peshawar This season Dramatic Society staged Victor Hugo’s INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO monumental piece Les Miserables, which travelled LINGUISTIC CONTEST from stage of West End (London) to the stage of (Reported by Allah Yar Tareen, 4C1) Broadway (New York) and finally to the stage of Edwardes College Peshawar. The play revealed Edwardes College participated in International the struggle for freedom and empowerment. Kangaroo Linguistic Contest (IKLC) held on 18th Dramatic Society put up a 4 day show from 13th November, 2015. A team of 26 students took -16th January, 2016 for Edwardians, students part and performed well. The competition was from other educational institutions and families, the source of intellectual encouragement for all who came and enjoyed the play, admired the cast students and especially a challenge for the genius and appreciated the atmosphere of Edwardes. The ones. IKLC was especially designed to refine cast and crew included Muhammad Daud who English Language skills, to promote culture of played Jean Valjean (the protagonist), Ameer critical thinking and good communication skills. It Taimoor Khan who played Javert (a fanatic generated interest among students of our college, policeman), Jannat Mehmood who played Fantine under the aegis of Lecturer Mehr un Nisa and a (a beautiful Parisian), while other characters team of highly qualified and experienced teachers were played by Wafa Farooq, Wadan Khattak, which included: HoD English A. Edwin, Asst Prof. Shabana Gul, Sohail Mukhtar, Iqra Ali, Mohsin Hanif Rasool, Lecturer Shamoon Gandapur and Khan, Sanila Saeed, Amna Hayat, Rameen Nawaz Lecturer Shahzad Dilshad. The dedicated mentors and Neha Munir. Make up was by Maira Rehman extended full help and trained the ardent group of and Muhammad Hassan assisted in the sets. The students for competition. direction was a combined effort of Asst. Prof. Nasir Iqbal (Director) and Lecturer Shamoon Gandapur (Assistant Director). Edwardes College Peshawar 5 VISITING MADAM BUSHRA Rahim Ullah Yousufzai Resident editor The FARUKH News, Mushtaq Yousufzai International Media expert and analyst and Iftikhar Firdous city in (Reported by Allah Yar Khan Tareen, 4C1 & charge Express Tribune were the speakers on Zeeshan Khan, 4B) the occasion. Fauzia Bibi Pakistan Tehreek Insaf It was the most remarkable day for Halqa Ahl (PTI) MPA from Chitral was the Chief Guest at e Qalam when the team visited Bushra Farrukh the occasion. The speakers threw light on media on 26th November, 2015. Bushra Farrukh is landscape in Pakistan, problems confronting a renowned female Urdu poet of Pakistan; she journalist in Pakistan, the dark side of Pakistani is winner of 21 local, national and international media, impacts of international media on media awards for literature.