F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Well-known Pashto singers mesmerized the audience with their melodious voices on eve of “Makham Ghazal” (songs evening).
Comparers Shazma Halim and Adil Yousafzai started the program with words related to Pashtun culture and paid thanks to culture directorate for organizing such a good gathering in Nishtar Hall Peshawar.
Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani as chief guest, Secretary Culture Khushal Khan, renowned poets Professor Abbasin Yousafzai, Laiq Zada Laiq, Zubair Hasrat and others also attended the Makham Ghazal.
The program kicked off when singer Mina Gul started song ‘Baran’ (rain) of Baba e Ghazal late Ameer Hamza Shinwari. Hundreds of audiences enjoyed Sarfaraz when he started poetry of Rehmat Shah Sayel and clapped for his performance.
Taking the place, famous singer Karan Khan introduced the musicians first and then enthralled the audience sitting in the hall. Audience listened him and fully enjoyed his three items including philosophy item of late Khushal Khan Khattak.
The comparers invited Speaker Mushtaq Ghani when he was in hurry to leave the hall. Mushtaq Ghani in his remarks appreciated Culture Directorate for arranging such a good gathering. He said that he fully enjoyed the program despite he did not know Pashto. He told some poetry of Pashto and laughed that he did not know its meaning.
Mushtaq Ghani said arranging of the program is the evidence of restoration of peace in province. He said terrorism was in peak but today everyone is happy and enjoying musical shows so all the credit goes to Pakistan Army and PTI.
Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasized to strengthen not only health and education sectors but brace of culture and tourism is also need of the hour he added. He said it is responsibility of every citizen to work for the development of country and prosperity of nation.
He directed Culture Department to hold such programs in Abbotabad, Chitral and DI Khan to get awareness about the culture of one another. Singers Fayaz Khweshgi, Dilraj, Hashmat Sahar, Sardar Ali Banochi and Raj Wali also performed and the audience enjoyed their items.
People along with their families enjoyed the program and applauded their performance.
Director Culture Shama Niamat in her closing remarks thanked all the audience and said that today she is very happy that Pashtuns are following their culture. She said that she observed all the program and get the consequence that the audience were fully enjoying program and assured that the directorate would arrange more programs in future
