SHARJAH (UAE): A dinner was held in honor of the Pakistani journalist community by the women’s organization in the United Arab Emirates, Women of Wisdom (WOW). A large number of journalists from Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, an International Organization of Journalists and independent journalists participated.
Women’s organization WOW has been enlightening women in the UAE about social and economic issues since 2014 and empowering them to succeed based on their abilities.
Farzana Mansoor and Sarwat Zahra Zaidi, the group’s founding members, along with their colleagues Zubaida Khanum and Sadia Tariq, hosted a dinner at Hujar Restaurant in Sharjah. The Chief Guest, Honorable Consul General of Pakistan Hasan Afzal Khan and the Guest of Honour, Press Adviser Mrs. Shazia Siraj, welcomed the occasion.
When the chief guest arrived, the ceremony officially began. Zubaida Khanum was asked on the platform by Mrs. Sadia Tariq, who was anchoring the responsibilities of the event, recited the Holy Quran. The crowd was lit up by Khanum’s wonderful recitation and translation.
WOW founder Sarwat Zehra Zaidi gave a brief explanation of the organization’s goals and objectives and showed an impressive video of how well Wow has performed so far.
The WOW organization has always highlighted the potential and abilities of women, even in this event, the honored guest, Shazia Siraj, gave flowers to women journalists as an encouragement.
Khalid Chaudhry, President of Pakistan Social Center Sharjah, Mian Munir Hans, President of United Overseas Pakistan Forum and Anser Akram, General Secretary of PFUJ, appreciated all the performance of WOW and thanked Farzana Mansoor for organizing the appreciation dinner for the cooperation of journalists.
The Chief Guest of the event, Honorable Consul General Hassan Afzal Khan, praised WOW for its past success in his remarks and promised that the Consulate will continue to support its initiatives in the future. He also happily shared the good news of the addition of a community hall at the Consulate of Pakistan, saying that the Pakistani community would soon be able to benefit from it.
The participation of the journalist community was greatly appreciated and Farzana Mansoor thanked all the guests from the bottom of her heart. Naveed Ahmed, Ismail Khan, Sajjad Khan, Rana Arshad, Tariq Nadeem, Imran Azam, Hafiz Abdul Rauf, Rana Rizwan, Hina Sahar and Abdul Faheem were among those present.
On this occasion, a bouquet was also presented to Khalid Malik of Khaleej Times, who has been recognized by his organization for forty-five years of service.
The celebration was made much more exciting by the unexpected appearance of the well-known media figure, Hon. Mubeen Rasheed, Chairman of A1 TV.
During the event, a lucky draw was held and gifts were given to the winners.
The guests were then treated to the delicious food in which the taste of Shinwari Kadhai and Afghani Pulau with Qahwa Peshawari was appreciated by all the guests.