PESHAWAR
The annual Jashan-e-Baharan Sports Festival at Government City Girls College Gulbahar concluded with a colorful events and sweet memories under the aegis of City Management and Directorate Higher Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here college premises on Tuesday.
Adviser to the Chief Minister on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sports and Youth Affairs Professor Dr Riaz Anwar was chief guest on this occasion. Deputy Director Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arshad Hussain, Principal of the College Professor Tahira Dar, Principal and Director Sports Miss Afsheen Khan, Miss Huma, Miss Roheena, Miss Sadiya, Miss Maria, and Director Sports GGC, City Gulbahar Najma Qazi, players and officials from various colleges were also present.
Principal City Gulbahar College Prof. Tahira Dar in his welcome address thanked the chief guest for gracing the occasion and extended support to the college management for organizing the Annual Jashan-e-Baharan Sports Festival organized wherein players from FA, FSc-I, FA FSc-II, BS Home Economics, BS Islamiyat, English, BS Chemistry, BS Urdu, BS Political Science, Team of Athletes participated.
She said it is good that the girls players actively participated in the most fascinating, joyful and colorful Annual Jashan-e-Baharan (Spring Sports Festival) with almost all the eight departments taking part in six different Games.
She said Sprint Sports Festival carried six different Games including Netball, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, Badminton, Taekwondo, Tug of War besides Musical Chair, Spoon Race, Chal Pari, Skits, Qirat, Naat and Delamination Contests would also be organized.
Director Sports Miss Miss Najma Qazi, daughter of gold medalist hockey Olympian Qazi Salahuddin, disclosed that FA, FSc-I, FA, FSc-II, BS English, BS Chemistry, BS Urdu, BS Home Economics, BS Political Science, BS Islamiyat and a team of all Athletes who got admission on sports basis in various subjects.
During the Jashan-e-Baharan Sports Festival, she said, awards of achievements have also been awarded to the students in academics, Qirat, Naat, Speeches, outstanding players who excelled in different Games at national and international levels.
Principal Professor Tahira Dar said that the management of the college with the help of Directorate of Higher Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wants to involve the students in healthy sports activities besides providing them due opportunities to excel academically.
Speaking on this occasion, Adviser to the Chief Minister on Sports and Youth Affairs Dr. Riaz Anwar lauded the management of the college for holding the Festival. He advised the student to take active part in sports activities.
Riaz Anwar said that there is no shortage of talent in our province and this is the reason that the girls of this soil have made the name of their country bright in the field of education as well as in the field of sports and in other sectors. Education is key for development so, he urged the girl students to get education so that they can serve the country in future in different sectors. He said girls can shine the name of the country and the nation by showing the best sports at the national and international level in various sports.
It cannot be ruled out because sports are extremely important for mental and physical development, which further increases the abilities of girls. It should be noted that in the annual Jashn-e-Baharan Sports Festival, the students of eight departments of the college participated.
At the end, the chief guest gave away trophies, medals, certificates, trophies and cash prizes to the winners and runners-up team participated in six different Games.
Earlier, the ceremony was started with the March Past, followed by recitation from the Holy Quran by Akhtar Jan, Naat presented by Zalah Elahi. The National Anthem presented by the band of the college, followed by a stunning show of Taekwondo, Gymnastic, Culture Show, Tug of War final, Musical Chair Show which enthralled the sitting spectators.
In the event BS Seniors won the event while FA II students got the second position in Taekwondo. Similarly, Sameeda, Laiba Mary, Mehkan, Javeria won gold while Nargis, Shazia and Hira won silver medals in Taekwondo events. In the Netball event, FA-II students won the title while BS seniors secured the second position, the final of the tug-of-war was played between BS Chemistry and BS Political Science Departments in which BS Chemistry students won the title.
On the occasion of the event Medals were also presented to the students who achieved prominent positions in curricular and extracurricular activities. On this occasion, the students of the college performed martial arts and national songs, which were well appreciated by the audience.
