Sehar Kamran, the school’s principal, warmly welcomed the guests who included prominent Saudi citizen Sultan Asad, Samar Fatany, Hassan Abdeen, special officer for communities at the OIC Secretariat-General, and Qamar Siddique Raja, consul for community affairs at the Pakistani Consulate General and link officer of the school.
The principal expressed her deep condolences on the death of Crown Prince Sultan.
She also offered her community’s best wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Naif, and wished them success in leading the Kingdom on the path of progress, prosperity and stability.
Kamran enlightened the audience about the significance of observing Kashmir Black Day.
“We have gathered here to observe Kashmir Black Day, to condemn the atrocities committed against the people of Kashmir and to call for peace. This day is observed across the world to condemn the illegal occupation of Kashmir and to support the just struggle of the Kashmiri people,” she said.
Kamran said the objective of highlighting the day was to create awareness among the students about the Kashmir issue. “I want to tell my students that Kashmir is not a territorial dispute. Its central concern is self-determination and rights of the Kashmiri people that have been mocked and trampled on for more than 64 years.”
The program commenced with the recitation of Holy Qur’an followed by national anthems of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
The students of PISJ-ES mirrored the struggle of Kashmiris through their touching poems, speeches, presentations and performances. Y12 student Hafsa Khan highlighted the cause of the Kashmir Black Day along with Ahmed Owais Zaheer, student of Y10, followed by the speech of Fahad Abdul Ghani of Y12, who expressed his thoughts in Arabic.
Salwa Mushtaq and Rania Rizwan expressed their thoughts through profound poems. Mashael Kamran and Fatima Mohsin of Y13 presented an eye-opening presentation.
