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AODELL Alumini reunion 2016

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As soon as you realize that your student life is over, you start missing it. This is the romance of years spent at educational institutes. Those times pass too quickly but the nostalgia lingers on forever. You want to live and relive your student life again. Everything looks fascinating when looked back at with the kaleidoscope of time. This is why the tradition of reunions is cherished. As it is a way to honour your alma mater and to remember, the time spent with friends and other fellow students.

 Although AODELL (the organization of alumni of Department of English Language and Literature, Bahauddin Zakria university) is still in incunabulum, unlike the legendary institution it is associated with, but this organization has started to make its mark around the world. As every year since 2013, former students of DELL, BZU gather in the university premises to meet their former fellows, mates and friends to rekindle their precious memories.

To carry on this tradition of reunion, the month of February was selected for the year 2016. The timing of organizing this event, by this department and its old students, seem to be escalating towards the beginning of the year. As its first official party was arranged in April, the next in March and third and the latest one in February. There was another uniqueness about it this time. Previous functions were based on tea or dinners. Whereas, this one was a lunch. Keeping this in mind, the next reunion can be expected to be a breakfast in the month of January. (Just kidding)

On Saturday 27th February, the informal session started at 12.30 pm. Like always, Mr. Amir Hafeez Malik engaged all the guests in little chit chats and fun filled activities. Hassan Muhammad, Syed Mubashir Hashmi,  Sumera Khalil, Rana Akbar Tabish, Angela Simone Sharpe and Shazia Jabeen Arshad remained actively involved during this part of the show.

Throughout the function, Madam Ramna Fayyaz was greatly missed. She is among those pioneers, who laid the foundation stone of this association and took great pains to add magical touches of elegance during all the previous gatherings. She also remained a binding source between the department and the former students (as she belonged to both). In her place, Madam Sadia Malik contributed lots of efforts to make this event a success.

The event could not have taken place without the kind patronage of distinguished Head of department, Madam Saiqa Imtiaz. It was her motivation, which encouraged this organization to arrange another successful reunion in the new building of the department. A special thanks to Madam Saiqa for her support. It is due to her that AODELL has established firm roots today.

Before the formal session, lunch was served. A scrumptious variety of sumptuous cuisine was served to the guests. Credit for the arrangement of this goes to Mr. Babar Iqbal. Whereas, Mr. Asif Ansari, Mr. Ashfaq ur Rehman and Mr. Khalid Shabbir Leghari were among those, who were greatly missed at the occasion.

After the lunch, the formal session started in the auditorium. The renowned industrialist Mr. Mughees A. Sheikh was the chief guest, on the basis of being a student of the same department. Although, he has not attained formal education here but his fondness for the subject, made him sit and attend lectures with students.

After recitation of holy Quran, Sir Naveed was invited to address the gathering. He congratulated the organization and the department on arranging another fabulous gathering and invited the chief guest on the stage, who went on to share his thoughts and lifetime experiences with great lessons.

The highlight of this session was a performance of courtroom scene from Shakespeare's drama 'Merchant of Venice'. All the performers of the drama were females, who put on beards and moustaches to play the characters.

There were jokes, funny news and lots of fun filled performances. But the ultimate entertainment remained live singing, which continued, till late in the evening and invited lots of cheering, singing and dancing.

Indeed it was a fabulous show and the participants have already started looking forward to the reunion next year. Till then, wish you all a great life. May God bless you all.

Friends Forever
FarihaMunirShah & Shazia Arshad
(Fariha Khan Pitafi & Shazia Jabeen)

The insta group
Hassan and Amir Hafeez Malik with friends

Guest of honour Mr. Mughees A. Sheikh and Sir. Naveed

Babar Iqbal, Sumera Khalil, Mustaneer, Faiza and Farhan Shabbir

Dressed to kill, ready to party

Mr. Amir Hafeez interviewing the guests
A smile to die for, Shazia Jabeen Arshad



The gentlemen

Lubna Rafiq and Rana Akbar Tabish

Hassan Muhammad

Mubashir Hashmi and Mr. Amir Malik with a friend


Sir Naveed addressing the gathering
Smart girls!
Sumera Khalil, Angela Simone Sharpe, Shazia Arshad

Listening attentively

Hassan with a friend & Syed Mubashir Hashmi at their back

A scene from Merchant of Venice

Mr. Mustaneer Afzal Lodhi awarding Sadia Malik

Mr. Mustaneer Lodhi awarding Sumera Khalil

Some cheering and dancing at the end

The stage is set

All together

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