By Madiha Malik
RIYADH — It was a day of rejoicing for all Pakistanis in the Kingdom, especially in the capital, on the nation’s Independence Day. For Pakistanis in the Kingdom, apart from the official flag-hoisting ceremony in the missions, people marked the day with festivities with fervor.
The Pakistani ladies in Riyadh, known to be resilient found time, impetus and motivation to come together and celebrate and enjoy this great day. One group of energetic ladies comprising Madiha Malik, Asma Tariq, Madiha Noman, Shumaila Malik, Almas Mumtaz, Dr. Naghma Rehan, and Sarwat Waqar too hosted an event to mark the day.
The ladies organized a grand gala event to celebrate the 70th Independence Day of their beloved country – Pakistan. This event celebrated in the community hall of a local hospital brought together about 100 women and their children — from all walks of life.
This event provided a unique opportunity to the young school going kids in showcasing their talents in public speech, singing patriotic songs, one-act play and art & painting.
The structure & the content of the event was so planned that it allowed everyone to participate. The program commenced with recitation of verses form Holy Qur’an followed with Naat rendition. The event was ably choreographed by Asma Tariq and nicely conducted by Madiha Malik.
Children were full of excitement and demonstrated their extreme interests and enthusiasm with their participation in different activities like painting, art & craft, speech competition and rendition of patriotic national songs.
Children of all ages attired in the colorful traditional national dresses of Pakistan participated with jubilance.
There was a competition on how the children dressed themselves and there was award for the best dressed child — in the categories of boys and girls.
Noted singer Omer Khalid enthralled the audience with his epic national patriotic songs. The event concluded with prize distribution ceremony and that included award of trophies and medals for the lucky winners. At the end, refreshments were also served.
