By Abdul Wali Khan
KARACHI: Under the auspices of Jehan-e-Rang, an honorary ceremony was held at Marriott Karachi in honor of the famous poet, writer, and columnist Mr. Saud Usmani, who came from Lahore on May 23, 2023. The meeting was presided over by Mr. The guest of honor of Mushaira was Lieutenant General Retired Moinuddin Haider (former Governor of Sindh and Interior Minister) and General Manager of PTV Karachi Amjad Shah were the guests of honor.
The program was started with the recitation of the Quran by President, Rotary Club, Karachi Star Director, Biz Today International. Chairperson, Shazia Alam Shazi, welcomed the master of the ceremony, Saud Usmani Sahib, on his arrival in Karachi. Shazia Alam Shazi along with the president of the Mushaira thanked all the guests and the participants of the event. The organization of the Mushaira was done by Hira Shabbir. Sadaf bint Izhar, Farrukh Izhar, Sahibzada Atiq, Abdul Hakeem Nasir, Nadeem Naqvi, Kashif Ghair, Qaiser Wajdi, Amjad Shah presented their poetry.
Mr. Saud Usmani delivered his speech. The audience applauded and asked for repetition Before the end of the Mushaira, the chief guest, Lieutenant General Retired Moinuddin Haider, paid great tribute to Jahan-e-Rang Chairperson Shazia Alam for organizing the beautiful ceremony and said that holding such a ceremony in such an environment of confusion and tension is a It is a sign of a happy feeling.
The guest of honor, Amjad Shah, welcomed Saud Usmani from Lahore on his arrival in Karachi and said that this wonderful event organized in his honor is a part of the traditional hospitality and culture of Sindh.
Star Marketing Director Mehmood Ahmed Khan hailed the Mushaira as a success and a happy wave for the literary atmosphere of Karachi.
Well-known TV anchor Aneeq Ahmed expressed his happiness over the organization of the program and the arrival of Saud Usmani Sahib, Governor of Rotary District 3271, Haneef Khan, appreciated the evening.
Saud Usmani, the guest of honor who came from Lahore, said that Lahore is his birth city, but he also considers Karachi as his second home.
At the end of the Mushaira, Shazia Alam Shazi thanked all the honored guests, guest poets and attendees of the festival and said that if today’s event and Mushaira is being declared successful and excellent, then the credit goes to the colleagues of the administrative affairs. It also goes to the audience who came to the event, who came to our program despite a working day and intense heat. At the end of the program, the first birthday cake of Jehan-e-Rang was cut, where the cake was also cut by Ashar Alam, Media Coordinator of Rang, after which the guests were felicitated
