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Sports Gala and Prize Distribution Ceremony at IAS 2018
Sports Gala and Prize Distribution Ceremony at IAS 2018


Institute of Administrative Sciences organized Sports Gala from March 29th - 31st, 2018 and its subsequent Prize distribution ceremony on April 19th. The core sponsoring partners for the event were Starlet Shoes and PepsiCo.

 

This healthy and enjoyable activity was conducted at IAS lawns for female students where they were involved in different sports including Races, Aerobics, Cricket match, Table tennis, Badminton, etc. Faculty and staff members also participated in the sports. Sports for boys were conducted at PU sports ground. Boys participated in games including Cricket, Tug of War, Badminton, Chess, and races etc. Healthy competitions were held among students, faculty and staff and true sportsmanship was seen among them.

 

Prize Distribution ceremony on 19th April 2018 set off with full zeal. Prof. Dr. Nasira Jabeen – Dean FEMS and Director IAS addressed students upon importance of sports activities in students' lives. She congratulated all the winners and motivated all those who couldn’t secure the positions but they can learn out of their experience. She highlighted the significance of physical activity and linked it with development of healthy minds that is need of the hour for youngsters. Dr. Jabeen appreciated the efforts made by Starlet Shoes and PepsiCo and welcomed the alumni working in these organizations as homecoming and giving back to their alma mater. She also acknowledged the Sports supervisory committee and other staff members involved in organizing successful IAS Sports Gala 2018. Mr. Khuwaja Imran – Head HR Starlet Shoes and Mr. Mutaal Shafqat – Territory Sales Manager at Pepsi Co. addressed the students on the healthy sports activities and how these extracurricular activities can help in shaping their personality.

 

Medals and certificates were distributed among first, second and third position holders by Dr. Nasira Jabeen (Director IAS), Mr. Khuwaja Imran – Head HR Starlet Shoes, Faculty members including Mr. Muhammad Zahid, Dr. Ali Rehman, Ms. Madiha Waheed, Ms. Urooj Qamar, Ms Noor Tariq, Ms. Umme-Farwa, and Mr. Arslan Qaiser distributed the prizes among students. Other faculty members including Dr. Nighat Ansari, Dr. Yaamina Salman, Dr. Amani Moazzam, Ms. Zahra Paul and Dr. Shahid Zia also attended the event.