Islamabad
The 10-day Margalla Festival being held at the Art and Craft Village is in full swing and providing a rich source of recreation and entertainment to the residents of twin cities.
The festival, which started on May 31, is organised by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). The festivities of the event were divided on different days by presentations of all provinces and regions of the country.
In the festival, June 1 was celebrated as Punjab Day and June 2 was dedicated to Sindh. June 4 would be celebrated as Balochistan Day. An exclusive show on AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan culture would be presented on June 6, whereas June 7 would be celebrated as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Day.
During the festival, horse dances have also been arranged for the entertainment of the visitors on daily basis.On Punjab Day, the visitors enjoyed their favourite colourful cultural events of the province. People of all age groups were amused by the prominent cultural group ‘Jhoole Laal’.
Mulazim Hussain, a renowned singer who earned great name in a music competition in India, performed before a large audience. People greatly applauded the traditional Punjabi dance ‘Luddi’.
The famous folk singer from Hazara, Afshan Zabi, performed in Hindko, Punjabi, Seraiki and Pushto and received great appreciation from the audience.Another folk music icon from Punjab, Gulshan Jehan, entertained the visotors with her melodious voice.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest, CDA Member Planning and Design Syed Mustafain Kazmi said; “On the direction of CDA Chairman Syed Tahir Shahbaz this mega cultural event has been arranged, which is representing culture of all provinces, including Gilgit-Baltistan and AJK.
Syed Mustafain Kazmi also appreciated the efforts of the CDA Sports and Culture Directorate for organising such a big cultural event.
He said that beautiful cultural colours of provinces provide ecstasy to the visitors in the beautiful environment of the metropolis. He said that people from all walks of life are visiting the festival to enjoy the cultures of their choice.
Syed Mustafain Kazmi said that recreational and entertainment activities not only provide opportunities to folk singers and artistes but also help promote our rich culture at international level.Earlier, he visited different stalls at the festival.The concluding ceremony of the festival would be held on June 9.
