Achievements by Quaidian Dramatics Club QAU

Quaidian Dramatics Club (QDC) made the whole season propitious with its stunning wins in different regional and national drama competitions. The achievements were the proof that QAU is equally rich in performing arts as in sciences. The whole credit goes to the team Quaidian Dramatics Club QAU and the university authorities who believed in the potential of youth.

Dr. Javed Ashraf, Vice Chancellor, QAU, met with the team QDC, appreciated the role of the Dramatics Club being the torch bearer of the creative marvelous for the University and assured his full cooperation and support for the club. He emphasized on the dire need of such creative activities to converge the talent of the youth positively on a constructive cause.

The season started with the winning of the Youth Drama Competition organized by the Government of the Punjab held at Murree Arts Council. Team QDC won First position. Furthermore got Best Direction Award (Muhammad Ali Farooqi from Department of History) Best Playwright Award (Imran Khan from Department of History), Best Actress Lead Role Award (Mariah Zainab from Department of Electronics), Best Actor Lead Role Award (Muhammad Essa from Department of History) and Special Prize to Sidra Insar form Department of Plant Sciences.

Team QDC won Best Production Award (3rd Position), 50,000 Cash Prize and Best Actress Lead Role Award (Mariah Zainab from Department of Electronics) at Pakistan National Council of the Arts Youth Drama Festival 2017. Moreover Quaidian Dramatics Club won Best Script and Best Actor awards at All Pakistan Performing Arts Festival GIKI, National Drama Festival FAST NUCES Lahore, NasCon’17 FAST NUCES Islamabad and National Drama Festival NUML Islamabad. In addition to these above distinctions QDC have won certain nominations as well. Kashoon Leeza (SPIR), Ain al Noor (Sociology), Zille Huma (Stats), M. Faheem (QASMS) and Kainat Riaz (SPIR) won nominations for several awards. The Vice Chancellor, QAU, Dr. Javed Ashraf and Incharge Quaidian Dramatics Club Dr. Kiran Afshan, congratulated the whole team QDC for this huge success.