ISLAMABAD, Nov 01 (APP):Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will organize inter-university competitions on November 12 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of National Poet and Philosopher Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The initiative aims to pay tribute to the national poet and promote his message among the youth. According to the announcement, the competitions will be held on November 12, 2026, at the AIOU Main Campus, Sector H-8, Islamabad. The competitions …
AIOU to hold competitions to mark birth anniversary of Dr Allama Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 01 (APP):Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will organize inter-university competitions on November 12 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of National Poet and Philosopher Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The initiative aims to pay tribute to the national poet and promote his message among the youth.
According to the announcement, the competitions will be held on November 12, 2026, at the AIOU Main Campus, Sector H-8, Islamabad.
The competitions will include a speech competition and a literary taste competition. The speech competition titled “Khudi se Khud Ihtasaabi Tak: Iqbal Ka Paigham Aur Jadeed Muashra” will be held at 10:00 am. In contrast, the Adabi Zouq competition, “Kalam-e-Iqbal,” will take place at 11:00 am.
University administration said a maximum of two participants per category from each institution may participate. Interested institutions have been requested to register their participants by submitting the entry form through the provided Google link.
The last date for registration is November 10, 2026. For further information, institutions can contact [email protected].
The 150th birth anniversary is being celebrated across the country with literary and academic activities to revive Iqbal’s philosophy of Khudi and national selfhood.
