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Express Tribune
04-08-2025
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- Express Tribune
PAC hosts 'Sur Sangeet' to mark I-Day
With Independence Day just around the corner, the Paper Market bursts with energy and colours. Stalls overflow with green-and-white decorations — flags, buntings, badges, and shimmering garlands — as eager shoppers rush in to prepare for the big day. Every corner echoes with patriotic spirit, turning simple paper into symbols of pride. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS Independence Day is being celebrated with great enthusiasm and grandeur. To mark the occasion, the Punjab Arts Council Rawalpindi, in collaboration with the Information and Culture Department, Government of Punjab, has launched a series of events from August 1 to August 14. The celebrations include tree plantation drives, building decorations, illuminations with decorative lights, musical concerts, flag hoisting ceremonies, and cake-cutting events. As part of the festivities, a music show titled Sur Sangeet was held the other day, where young artists from the Rawalpindi Division showcased their talents. Performers included Ustad Azhar Shah, Wazir Ali, Ramiz Ishaq, Muhammad Daniyal, Majeed Manzoor, Sheikh Ahmad Shehzad, Waheed Uz Zaman, Sharon Khan, Dr Natasha, and Binesh Kiyani. The event drew a large audience, including civil officers, poets, and artists, who warmly praised the performances.
Express Tribune
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Pindi celebrates Punjab Culture Day
Children perform on a folk song at an event held at Punjab Arts Council Rawalpindi to celebrate Punjab Culture Day. PHOTO: EXPRESS Punjab Culture Day will be celebrated today (Monday) with full traditional flair in educational institutions and government offices. On this occasion, students, teachers, and non-teaching staff in government schools and colleges will wear traditional Punjabi attire instead of their usual uniforms. Due to the holy month of Ramazan, Punjab Culture Day was postponed. Teachers in both public and private educational institutions and colleges will dress in traditional Punjabi outfits such as dhoti-kurta and khussa, along with a turban (pagri). For today only, traditional hookah smoking will also be permitted. Schools will be decorated with rural-style furniture, including wooden cots (charpai), clay utensils, and traditional food items like lassi and saag. Female teachers and students will be allowed to wear traditional shalwar kameez, lehenga, dupatta, khussa, and flat Punjabi footwear (pumpi jutti), and may also use surma (kohl) and dandasa (herbal tooth cleanser). Girls' schools will host traditional games such as stapu (hopscotch), gittiyan (pebble toss), rope skipping, and luddi (folk dance). Traditional Punjabi food will be cooked on-site. In all government offices, staff and officials will also wear traditional rural attire. The Rawalpindi Arts Council will host cultural events, including seminars, games, and an exhibition of photographs showcasing Punjabi village life.
