“Khushboo-e-Adab” A Literary Celebration at Islamia University Bahawalpur Bahawalnagar Campus

Under the auspices of the Directorate of Student Affairs at Islamia University Bahawalpur Bahawalnagar Campus, the Literary Society organized a poetry recital named “Khushboo-e-Adab.” Renowned poets of Urdu, Punjabi, and Seraiki languages participated, including Umair Najmi, Syed Amir Sohail, Danish Naqvi, Sagheer Tabassum, Altaf Malik, Ausaf Sheikh, Rao Noman, Atif Naseer, Waqas bin Tariq, Syed Saqib Ali, and Bilal Sarwar. The event was hosted by the well-known poet and radio personality Nasir Kazmi and Akhtar Bhatti.

The event, presided over by Campus Director Dr. Rafiqat Ali, began with recitation by Asim Taqi from the Qira’at and Naat Society, while the privilege of reciting a Naat was given to Maimoona Sattar, a member of the Literary Society. Deputy Director of Student Affairs, Aurangzeb Wattoo, welcomed all poets and participants at the start of the event. The audience highly praised the poets’ performances, and students requested their favorite poems.

Prominent attendees included Dr. Rafiqat Ali, Dr. Obaidullah Sukhaira (Head of Urdu Department), Dr. Imran Khan (Head of Management Sciences Department), Waqas bin Tariq (Additional Registrar), Zafar Abbas Khichi (Additional Registrar), Uzair Laleka (Head of Vocational Training Institute Bahawalnagar), Rana Asad Ali (Academics Coordinator), Ahmed Khan (Principal, Government College of Commerce), Syed Qaiser Jameel (Deputy Director Colleges), Khalida Sharif (Advisor Character Building Society), Rehan bin Tariq (Assistant Professor of Management Sciences), Dr. Mahmood Ahmed (Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies), Dr. Riaz Abid (Assistant Professor of Urdu Department), Tanveer Khawar (Advisor Qira’at and Naat Society), Zeeshan Shehzad (Co-Advisor Media Society), Ambreen Asif (Lecturer of English Literature), Dr. Bushra Shaukat (Head of English Linguistics Department), Fakhar Imam Shah (Lecturer of Urdu Department), Dilruba Khan (Lecturer of Urdu Department), Israr Ahmed (Co-Advisor Literary Society), Fahad Shafiq (Geo News representative), Asad Abbas Zaidi (Renowned Poet), Aftab Nawab, Shehzad Joiya (Punjabi Language Representative), Rana Amir Saleem, Dr. Iftikhar Afi, Khalid Mahmood Siddiqui, Hafiz Muhammad Saleem (Renowned Lawyer), Maqsood Ahmed (Lecturer of Islamic Studies), Dr. Saeed Ahmed (Assistant Professor of Linguistics), Muhammad Umar (Lecturer of Law Department), Dr. Ahmed Niaz (Head of Software Engineering Department), Junaid Nasrullah (Co-Advisor Debating Society), Muhammad Shahbaz (Lecturer of Mathematics), Masroor Qamar, and many other academic and literary figures from the university and Bahawalnagar.

The arrangements for the poetry recital were made by Aqeel Abbas Shirazi (Advisor Literary Society), Qazi Saeedullah (Co-Advisor Performing Arts Society), Ambreen Asif (Lecturer of English Literature), and Iftikhar Ali (Visiting Lecturer), who played a fundamental role. At the end of the recital, Dr. Rafaqat Ali thanked the guest poets and congratulated the Directorate of Student Affairs and the Literary Society team for successfully organizing the event. Finally, Dr. Rafaqat Ali, Aurangzeb Wattoo, and Aqeel Abbas Shirazi presented shields to the poets and esteemed guests who performed hosting duties.