RECORDER REPORT

HYDERABAD: General Officer Commanding (GOC) Hyderabad Major Gen Muhammad Ali has said on Tuesday that the education is an inevitably significant source of development; whereas, art is the most powerful tool to transmit edification and do character-building of the youth of the country.

He said that Pakistan had been successful in producing several world class artists like Sadeqain, Ameen Gul Jee, A R Nagori and Abdul Rehman Chughtai, despite being in its adolescence, as it was in the 70th year of its age adding that the art was first discovered in Spain some 37 thousand years ago.

This he said while addressing the inauguration ceremony of one-day art exhibition highlighting the sacrifices of Pakistan Army rendered on the momentous day of Sep 6, 1965 and police as well as rangers personnel which was organized by the Institute of Art and Design (IAD), University of Sindh, Jamshoro in collaboration with Pakistan Army 18 Division, Hyderabad at the institute’s premises to commemorate the historic invincible defense day of Pakistan and mark the sacrifices of law enforcement agencies, police and security forces on different times in the country.

Major General Ali maintained that he was extremely glad to witness first-hand overflowing patriotic spirit of SU students and faculty coupled with their incomparable passion, penchant and prowess in art and craft.

He observed that University of Sindh always afforded him a domestic feel for which he said he would be among the students of the varsity whenever he was invited to come there.

He extended profound thanks to the vice chancellor of SU Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat for SU’s all-out support to Pakistan Army’s academic initiatives and engagements, assuring that Pakistan Army too, at its end, would always be more glad to assist University of Sindh in its academic and research activities.

On the occasion, wife of Muhammad Ali, in her views said that she had come to participate in the event with her spouse with the specific objective of interacting with female students and faculty, to get to know both better, foster further bond and to encourage, integrate and mainstream female segment of students to all academic, research and professional endeavor that were to take place at the varsity and outside.

Earlier, GOC Hyderabad along with his spouse inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of SU Registrar Prof Muhammad Saleem Chandio who represented the vice chancellor Prof Fateh Muhammad Burfat who is in Saudi Arabia for performing hajj.

Among others, Brigadier Irfan Arshad, other high-rank military officers, Pro-Vice-Chancellors of various campuses Muhammad Nawaz Narejo, Dr Sarfraz Hussain Solangi, Dr Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro, Dean Faculty of Arts Prof Syed Jawed Iqbal, Dean Faculty of Islamic Studies Dr Anwar Ali Khan, Institute’s Incharge Director Prof Naimatullah Khilji, senior faculty of the institute Saeed Ahmed Mangi, Prof Ghulam Ali Buriro, Dr Akber Mahesar, Dr Arbeela Agha and a horde of students also participated in the event.

Later, GOC Major General Muhammad Ali beheld the paintings, posters and artworks sketched by the students, displayed at Banazir Art Gallery of the institute under the theme “Defence Day of Pakistan and Martyrs of the Personnel of Security Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and Police”.

The art exhibition featured paintings, posters, sketches and portraits underlining various episodes, and incidents of valour, courage, sacrifice and bravery of Pakistan armed forces for the past 70 years.

Towards the end, prizes in various categories were given away to those whose works ranked among top 3. In painting category Rajab Charan, Ume Rubab and Muhammad Ali Supro were awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively; whereas, in sketch category Sajjad Jaffer, Gul-e-Meena and Kinza Laghari grabbed the prizes. In addition, 3 prizes to Shahzeb Jhatial, Waqar Hussain and Rauf Abbas were given away under poster category.