BAHAWALPUR: Islamia University of Bahawalpur celebrated Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day with enthusiasm on Saturday . The main flag hoisting ceremony was held at Abbasia Campus Engr Prof Dr Athar Mahboob, Vice Chancellor hoisted the flag along with teachers, students and recited the national anthem.
A seminar on life and services of Nawab of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V Mohsin Pakistan was jointly organized by the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur and Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab at Ghulam Muhammad Ghotvi Hall. Vice Chancellor Engr Prof Dr Athar Mahboob, Prof Dr Aftab Hussain Gilani, Dean Faculty of Law, Tasleem Ahmad Langah, Station Director Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur, Tahir Mehmood Rana, Deputy General Manager South TDCP, Dr Shahid Hassan Rizvi, Prof Dr Akbar Malik and Dr Muhammad Tahir addressed the gathering.
Independence Day celebrations at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur will continue throughout the month of August. These include student speech competitions, Art exhibitions at the College of Art and Design and other event webinars. Later, the Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Athar Mahboob visited the Federal Board of Revenue office in Lodhran where he attended the flag hoisting ceremony along with the Commissioner Income Tax as the Chief Guest.