LAHORE: A colourful Visakhi Mela concluded the other day with a message of peace and
brotherhood among the people of Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab.
Speakers at the Spring Festival, which was organised by Punjabi Parchar at Alhamra,
pledged to promote the Punjabi language and culture. Provincial Education Minister Rana
Mashhood Ali Khan was the chief guest of the occasion.
“The Punjab government will make special arrangements to include Punjabi language as
a compulsory subject on school and college level,” said the minister, adding that the
government will also move a motion in Punjab Assembly for this purpose. Punjabi Parchar
director Ahmad Raza also stressed the need of promoting Punjabi, the language of Sufi
saints, to help overcome extremism.–PR
Punjab is a land of peaceful people who share a common language, and live in harmony
despite being practicing separate faiths,” Mr Raza added.
Highlighting the importance of Visakhi Mela which marks the harvesting season in Punjab,
he said such festivals represent the biggest occupation of Punjab, which is agriculture.
“Such festivals are aimed at promoting the culture of peace and brotherhood, which is the
soul of Sufi teachings,” the Punjabi Parachar director stated.
During the Visakhi Mela, different literary sessions and traditional music and dances were
presented by local artists.
At the end of the ceremony, awards were distributed among cricketer Imran Nazir, Deep
Syeda, Nadeem Abbas, Afzal Sehar, Baba Najmi, Iftikhar Thakur, Syed Noor, Shaukat Ali,
Rashid Mehmood, Amjad Karim Randhawa, Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad and Surraya Khanum.
Source:The Nation, April 09, 2016
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