Pakistan engineers hold a community get together

RIYADH — The Institution of Engineers Pakistan, Saudi Arabian Chapter (IEP-SAC) arranged a family picnic recently here. Scores of Pakistani engineers residing here attended the event along with their families. A newly built venue was chosen in Muzahimiyah to let people enjoy the traveling and landscape. It was a full day event filled with fun, entertainment, games and amusement. There were activities for every age group and kept the families engaged for the whole day. Several dignitaries from the Pakistan Embassy attended the event along with their families. The event was organized to provide a much-needed break to all family members from routine life. Children were enthralled to compete in various games. Youth had a chance to burn their energies in cricket, table tennis and several other group activities. Large crowds were gathered to watch the teams compete in cricket tournament, tug of war and musical chair. Poetic and literary values mesmerized the participants during the mushaira and quiz competition. The female section was ever energetic with games, performance, riddles, jokes and enjoyment for all age groups. The event started with a traditional breakfast served in Pakistani cultural style. As the flux of the arriving families grew so did the momentum of the event, and reached its climax after Juma prayer when all the planned activities started. The aroma of the Asian spices and mouth-watering BBQ had caught the attention of everyone before e lunch was served. Special arrangements were made to serve traditional “Paan” to the people. The concluding session was organized after Maghrib prayer. The general secretary of IEP-SAC, S. M. Iqbal reiterated the need to participate in IEP-SAC engineering students’ scholarship program covering 12 Pakistani universities. Numerous gifts were given to the winners of children and adult games and competitions. Lucky draw winners received loads of gifts from prestigious sponsors. IEP-SAC council thanked the sponsors for their generous support for the event and for all other IEP activities. The chairman of IEP-SAC Mubashir Hussain Kirmani thanked all the participants and sponsors and council members for making it a memorable event. — SG