Say you, ‘If the sea be the ink for the words of my Lord, then necessarily, the sea would be exhausted and the words of my Lord would not come to an end, though We may bring the like of it for help. Say you, ‘Apparently in facial outlook of a man, I am like you, I receive revelation that your God is one God, then who-so-ever hopes to meet his Lord, he should do noble deeds and associate not any one in the worship of his Lord. Army Burn Hall College for Boys Q U M O A N ND The Hallmark 2013-14 ON ASCE CONTENTS Message of the Chairman Board of Governors .....................................................................................................................5 Message of the Deputy Chairman Board of Governors .......................................................................................................7 Message of the Principal ...........................................................................................................................................................9 From the Editor’s Pen ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 The College Faculty ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 The Junior Wing Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 THE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS Gold Medalists ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Prefectorial Board ................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Syed Ahmed Shaheed House ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Shah Ismail Shaheed House .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Sultan Tipu Shaheed House .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Sher Khan Shaheed House .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Secretaries ................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Appointment Holders - English Literary Society & Bazm-e-Adab ................................................................................. 24 Out Going 2nd Year Class ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 LIFE AT THE CAMPUS Principal’s Report ................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Chief Guest’s Address............................................................................................................................................................. 35 The Award Winners ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Annual Prize Distribution 2013 ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Visit of the Deputy Chairman Board of Governors ........................................................................................................... 42 18th All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation Contest - 2013.................................................................................................. 44 THE WORLD AS I SEE IT Discipline ................................................................................. Asad Ahmed Khattak .......................................................... 48 Do You Know Your Lucky Number ..................................... Haider Ali Khan .................................................................. 49 Rights of Children .................................................................. Momin Khan ........................................................................ 49 Art Is Long, Life Is Short ....................................................... Umer Ahmed ........................................................................ 50 Do We Need More Dams? ..................................................... Farhat Ullah Khan .............................................................. 51 College Life 101 ...................................................................... Muhammad Arsalan Imtiaz ............................................... 52 JF-17 Thunder ......................................................................... Talal Arif............................................................................... 53 Happiness ................................................................................ Mohib-Ullah Waseem Qazi ................................................ 54 The Identity of Pakistanis ...................................................... Adnan Ahmad ..................................................................... 55 Friendship ................................................................................ Junaid Safdar ....................................................................... 56 People do not Lack Strength, They Lack Will ..................... Hassan Zeb ........................................................................... 68 Importance of Reading .......................................................... Abdullah Saleem Nizami .................................................... 59 Role of Sports in Reshaping Youth ....................................... Hamza Suleman .................................................................. 60 The Diary of a Complete Misfit ............................................ Muhammad Asad Abbas .................................................... 61 2 Quo Non Ascendam Army Burn Hall College for Boys Q U M O A N ND ON ASCE The Hallmark 2013-14 Snakes ....................................................................................... Ibrar Khan ............................................................................ 62 The Lasting Value of Books ................................................... Bilal Ahmed .......................................................................... 62 Scary Night .............................................................................. Muhammad Ahmed Khan .................................................. 63 Polymerization ........................................................................ Naveed Ahmad Anjam ....................................................... 64 ON THE WINGS OF POESY The Greatest Allah .................................................................. Talha Abbasi ........................................................................ 68 Try To Smile ............................................................................ Usman Abbasi ...................................................................... 69 Why Do We Have Exam? ...................................................... Talha Abbasi ........................................................................ 70 The Truth ................................................................................. Asad Abbas ........................................................................... 71 I Am A Muslim ....................................................................... Saifullah Khan ..................................................................... 72 Goodbye My School ............................................................... Hassan Ali ............................................................................ 73 My Mom .................................................................................. Khalifa Abu-Zar Butt .......................................................... 74 To My Dad ............................................................................... Saifullah Abid ...................................................................... 74 Oh! My Lord ........................................................................... Muhammad Sain Qazi ....................................................... 75 My Mother ............................................................................... Saadan Aamir ...................................................................... 75 Studying Maths ....................................................................... Abdul Haseeb ....................................................................... 76 The Hopeless Me ..................................................................... Shafiqullah ........................................................................... 77 About School ........................................................................... Nasar Min Allah .................................................................