PESHAWAR: The Cultural Centre of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced results of the essay contest on the topic ‘Islamic unity in the light of Holy Quran and Sunnah’.

According to the results, the first prize worth Rs25,000 was won by Dr Muhammad Wasim Akbar, Chairman, Department of Journalism, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. Three contestants got second position and the prize money of Rs20,000 would be distributed among them. The position holders included Muhammad Shoaib from Wah Cantonment, Muhammad Hassan Hasrat from Skardu and Ibrar Khattak of Government Postgraduate College, Mardan.

Three participants shared the third position and the amount of the prize Rs15,000 will be equally distributed among them. They are Anila Bano of City Girls College Peshawar, Inam Hussain from Rawalpindi and Sidra Sadiq of the University of Peshawar.

The prizes would be given in a ceremony organised in connection with Teachers’ Day in the first week of May. The Iranian Cultural Centre congratulated the winners and appreciated all the participants.The news