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Mahwish and Khwaja Abul Haq's 'Multan enlightement day'



Glimpses of events



Mahwish Abdulhaq
 and Khawaja Abdul Haq are among the rare prosperous people, who love to give back to the society. What distinguishes them from other philanthropists, is the idea of 'enlightenment'. Which could only be expected from this Harvard returned, well traveled, accomplished kind of man that Mr. Khawaja Abdul-Haq is, who happens to be the director of 'Mahmood group of industries' too. Luckily, he is supported by an equally capable and determined wife. Together, they decided to build a 'community' to educate people, through TED talk style talk shows, bringing forward, motivational speakers from different walks of life.
For the purpose, they build a strong team and selected prominent people, who are well known for their commitment and services in the relevant field. Mr. Fahad Khalid and Mrs.
Novaira Fahad
 ( president women's chamber of commerce Multan), Mr. Mutti-ullah and Mrs.
Asifa Tareen
, Fariha Munir Shah and Dr. Munir Shah (admins of famous FB group ' I ❤️ Multan '. 

FIRST ENLIGHTENMENT DAY:

The first event took place on 23rd February and was meant for ladies only. It turned out to be a huge hit. The speaker was Dr. Fariha Naz from Lahore. Not only, she enlightened the crowd about the psychological problems, but encouraged them to talk about it too and admired them for tackling difficulties in their lives, it proved to be an educating experience itself and definitely got this young psychologist a great fanfare.
The event was elegantly decorated. Exquisitely filled with flower arrangements, fancy layout and beautiful lighting. Accompanied by perfectly catered scrumptious, sumptuous dinner, in the serene lawn of newly constructed palatial house of Mahwish and Abdul-Haq. Hanifa, their daughter mastered the ceremony. Whereas, their sons Muhammad Yahya and Muhammad Musa carried the translation of recitation of Quran done by Shameen Khan. The second day, Almeen Khan hosted the event, whereas the rest of this little team handled the same assignments. Fariha Munir Shah delivered the welcome not and introduction of the speaker. Novaira Fahad wrapped the show with a note of thanks.
SECOND ENLIGHTENMENT DAY:
The second event, was organized at Station library, Multan and was open to all, for ladies and gentlemen, but admission was through registration only. The number of attendees was kept restricted to 100 only, in view of Corona SOPs. More people showed up. Yet no rules were broken. As it was the very first event, the registration was kept free, but in the future, they plan to keep a minimum fees of 500 rupees, to make sure that people commit to be there.
Khawaja Abdul-Haq delivered the welcome note and thanked the audience for the support. Dr. Munir Shah, shared his views about 'Multan enlightenment day' and formally introduced the speakers in his speech. There were two speakers on the second day, Dr. Fariha Naz and Mr. Talha Shorwala, an accomplished young actor, movie maker and motivational speaker. Both were highly interactive and encouraged people to participate and question. It seemed, the session would go on forever, but someone had to stop. Mr. Fahad Khalid performed this task and delivered the 'thank you note' at the end and the guests were entertained with a hi-tea. Some of the most active and responsive participants were also awarded tokens. Everything proceeded splendidly. Well done Mahwish and Abdul-Haq for taking this initiative. It is definitely what the city of saints needed for a change. A dose of enlightenment. And now we must tell, this amazing couple wishes to continue these activities by the name of 'Enlightened Multan'. Their next session is with Dr. Mahmood Shah, about addiction, on 13th March 2021. If you are interested in joining then register at enlightenedmultan.com and be a part of it. Also, join their Facebook page 'Enlightened Multan' https://www.facebook.com/enlightenedmultan/ and instagram Enlightened Multan https://www.instagram.com/enlightenedmultan/?hl=en
 FIRST DAY OF MULTAN ENLIGHTENMENT DAY






The talented young comperes
Hanifa, Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Musa and Almeen Khan




Dr. Fariha Naz with participants



Mrs. Khadija, hostes of the wvent, mother of Abdul Haq and mother inlaw of Mahwish


Ayesha Siddiqa, Dr. Fariha Naz with Fariha Munir Shah




Farah Ilyas looking lovely


The screens 



Ms. Shahida Wadood with Dr. Fariha Naz



Rabia Bosan with Dr. Fariha Naz




Gulnaz Nawab and Shaista Bano


                         
                                                       Dr. Munazza Nasir, Asifa Tareen



Misbah Ali, sharing her views






Awais Khwaja & other Jag & Vick team members with Dr. Fariha Naz


 


Selfies with Fariha Munir Shah





           THE SECOND DAY EVENT AT STATION LIBRARY


Mr. Khawaja Abdulhaq delivering his speech


Dr. Munir Hussain Shah with a friend & Mr. Ali from Rohi tv



Dr. Munir Hussain Shah delivering the speech





Cidra Maxari and Mahwish Abdulhaq





Dr. Fariha Naz




Mr. Ishaq Saqi and another participant  in the gathering




Mr. Muti-ullah Tareen, Mrs. Asifa Tareen and their lovely daughters





Dr. Fariha with Hanifa, Dur-e-Aden and other students of psychology




Maryam, Hassan and Ishaq Saqi in the gathering



Dr. Munir Hussain Shah





Mr. Hassan Ali Tipu, owner of Burger station at the event with friends







Talha Shorwala, second speaker



Mrs. Khadija in the gathering to support her children


Students with Dr. Fariha




The talented young comperes
Hanifa, Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Musa and Almeen Khan


Giveaways for the guests by Mahwish and Abdul Haq 





Novaira Fahad, Asifa Tareen, selfies with Fariha Munir Shah


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