Rang de basanti for Sobia by friends of SOS

Glimpses of the event

When SOS village Multan takes children under its roof, it is a lifetime commitment. From the day of arrival, till the day, they are old enough to leave. Even then, they are not thrown away into the world, but efforts are made to establish them in their lives. Alongwith education and skills to earn their living, they are helped with job search and work opportunities. For girls, SOS village goes an extra mile and arranges their weddings, according to their choice. Friends of SOS are also always there to support such causes.

In October 2022, another daughter of SOS, Sobia was to embark on the journey of marital life. Luckily, the next 'friends of SOS committee' was to be hosted by a great, fun loving group of ladies. When Tasbiha Sarfraz, one of the hostesses heard of Sobia's wedding, she suggested to dedicate their event to a dholki theme, 'rang de basanti', to celebrate the occasion. All her group members and the other hostesses of this event, Afshan Waseem, Asma Nadeem, Saima Sarwar, Iram Mansoor, Kiran Rashid, Mona Shahid, Riffat Abid, Rukhsana Naeem, Shahnaz Sami, gladly agreed to the arrangement.

Tasbiha had everything planned. The venue selected was Ramada hotel Multan. Props and decorations, she already had plenty at home, which were beautifully incorporated at the event. Lights, music, dholaki, dance floor, everything to mark the festivity was there, but Tasbiha wanted more of entertainment. So she invited a group of 'lok raks' dancers, with the grand dhol.

'Rang de basanti', as the name suggested, was supposed to be a bright colourful party. So all the guests were invited to wear bright and beautiful, formal wedding wear and jewellery. Which was enthusiastically followed by all the participants.

Also, the SOS girls, who were friends with Sobia, the bride to be, were invited to the occasion and they arrived, looking terrific, ready to participate in the joyful event and gave a breathtaking performance.

First of all, all of them sang songs over the beat of dholki, which was played by Afshan Waseem like an expert. Then there were some dance performances by friends of Sobia. Ludi, bhangra started at the beat of 'grand dol and lok virsa performers'. Everybody enjoyed that and took part in this fun filled activity.

Mahnaz Fareed addressed the gathering at the end. She thanked everyone, specially the hostesses for all their efforts to make the evening memorable for all. She said, even the smallest of contributions mean a lot for SOS village and she is truly touched by the care shown by friends of SOS.

At the end, a scrumptious hi-tea was served an this beautiful evening came to an end. Congratulations to all the hostesses for arranging a fabulous party. We look forward to seeing more fun in the future.

Hostesses of the event
Asma Nadeem, Tasbiha Sarfraz, Riffat, Kiran Rashid, Asma Nadeem

Afshan Waseem and Tasbiha Sarfraz
with bride to be Sobia in the middle

Backdrops by Tasbiha for Sobia's dholki
Tasbiha in the middle, Sobia at sides

Umbreen Qureshi and Umbreen Khan

and Haniya Shahid enjoying dholki

Two beauties together
Rabia Rahman and Tasbiha Sarfraz

Sobia's friends from SOS
performing on a song

The dhol dancers

Rameen Anis, Misbah, Sobia, Bakhtawar with Samreen Zeeshan

Rameen, Rabia Rehman, Afshan Waseem, Mahnaz Amir, Kiran, Saleha Bokhari with
Tasbiha Sarfraz

Dr. Munazza Nasir

Mrs. Javed and Shaheena with gorgeous Ayesha Durrani

Mahnaz Fareed, Haniya Shahid, Shazia Fareed and Rameen Anis

Group photo with Sobia.

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