Hameed and came to be called Mohini Hameed. She would perform the latter role for an uninterrupted 39 years. The mother Mohini Das had joined All India Radio in 1938 at the age of 16 years as a drama artist and later compere its children’s program from Lahore with the pseudonym “Apa Shameem”. Asnath Kanwal conducted the sitting.She was a princess while her mother was the uncrowned queen of broadcasting in Pakistan. In his brief address on love and religious tolerance, Dr Feroze cited examples from history where Muslims and Christians got along well. The poets who recited their work included Karamat Bokhari, Prof Yousaf Nayyer, Sadiq Jameel, Maqsood Amir, Ijaz Feroze Ijaz, Maseem Tamaar, Fatima Ghazal, Marriam Sarfraz, Younus Sabir, Muztir Kashmiri, Yousaf Naaz, Ashraf Gill Daskavi, Anwar Sajjad and Asnath Kanwal.ĭr Sarfraz read a paper on Joseph Scott while Dr Feroze talked about Omar Hayat Omar. Member of the National Assembly Akram Masih Gill also attended the function for a brief period. The reading was presided over by journalist and poet Dr Kanwal Feroze and the chief guest was poet turned journalist Dr Ajmal Niazi. On Saturday, the church arranged a poetry reading focusing on Peace, love, religious tolerance and national solidarity. The Naulakha Church congregation has this year been celebrating 150 years of service, but the celebrations will reach their peak during the Christmas season, he said. Today we remember two of our sons, renowned artist Joseph Scott, whose paintings won awards internationally, and Omar Hayat Omar, who is a poet, writer and journalist. And when Naulakha Church celebrates its 150th anniversary, it will remember its sons and daughters and pay tribute to them.

In its last 150 years it has produced many skilled professionals including painters, artists, musicians, poets and writers. Naulakha Church has one of the oldest and biggest congregations.

However, the churches in Pakistan were built in the middle of the 18th century, he said. Talking to Daily Times on Saturday, Pastor of the Naulakha Church Reverend Dr Majeed Able said Christianity had been present in the subcontinent for 2,000 years. This was followed in 1992 by a union of the United Presbyterian Church in Pakistan and Lahore Church Council, which was called the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. A few years ago, the APC and United Presbyterian Church united to become the Presbyterian Church USA. The APC gave the city Rang Mahal Mission High School and Forman Christian College. Naulakha Church was set up by the American Presbyterian Church (APC), which later named itself the Lahore Church Council. Established in 1853 with a modest congregation, today Naulakha boasts one of the oldest and largest congregations in the Punjab. LAHORE: The Naulakha Presbyterian Church will this Christmas celebrate 150 years of service in Lahore.

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