PNCA announces inter university drama competition
By Uzma Zafar

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), in collaboration with Government College University, will be organizing an inter university drama competition in spring 2007.
To be held in Lahore, this firstever event of its kind envisages the talent hunt among school, college and university level students with special reference to their creative aptitude and artistic pursuits.
Naeem Tahir, Chief Executive and Director General PNCA said Tuesday that this competition has been conceptualized in the light of President General Pervez Musharraf’s vision of enlightened moderation.
“It is for grooming up the innovative and creative potentials of our young generation that the PNCA has chalked out many-tier composite plan of action,” he said. Naeem said the council has already been engaged in imparting training and coaching through a variety of events in areas of performing and visual arts and allied segments.
“The outcome of such activities could be seen in numerous budding artists at school and college levels who are simultaneously keeping themselves alive with their usual curricular studies and learning and performing their skill in different fine arts of their choice as well,” he added.
As a by-product of such engagements, he said, our new generation develops the characteristics of capacity building and self confidence.
The inter university drama competition spring 2007 at Lahore is yet one step forward in this direction. The winning theatre groups will be invited to perform in Islamabad in front of national and international celebrities and diplomatic personalities in an endeavor to promote soft image of our national heritage through our talented young generation.
There are over a 100 universities, both in private and public sectors reflecting availability of massive quantum of creative potentials among our gifted youth. The activity will also help encourage our youth in learning more, excel in curricular and extra curricular activities particularly in art and literature and promote healthy sense of competition.