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PU HCBF organizes Dalaan-e-Saqafat
PU HCBF organizes Dalaan-e-Saqafat


LAHORE: (Saturday, May 6, 2017): Punjab University Hailey College of Banking and Finance (HCBF) has organized an event titled “Daalan-e-Saqafat” to promote cultures of Pakistan. HCBF Principal Prof Dr Mubbsher Munawar Khan, faculty members and a large number of students participated in the event.

The college was very elegantly and colorfully decorated in a traditional manner by the students using their own handmade items. In his speech, the principal said that such activities add to the confidence of students. He appreciated the efforts of Art & Culture Society of HCBF and its in-charge Mrs Rubina Bashir for promoting such events. He stressed upon the need to develop programs that enhance tolerance and adaptability in students, making them a real asset of the nation. He also emphasized on the need to develop and groom the students besides imparting education. Students wearing cultural dresses represented different provinces of Pakistan. Traditional food and handicrafts stalls representing various cultures were also put up by the students. Different folk and Sufi songs were performed by the students to entertain the audience which showed the unmatchable talent and excellent esthetic sense of the students of HCBF.