The expatriate communities in Qatar will present a wide range of programmes as part of the associated activities of the Qatar National Day celebrations 2017 to be held at six localities in the country, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced.
The events will take place at Asian Town, Labour City and Barwa Al Baraha in the Doha Industrial Area, Wakra Sports Club, Rayyan Sports Club and Barwa Workers’ Recreation Complex in Al Khor. Also, an international cricket tournament will be held at the Asian Town cricket stadium.
Thousands of students, families and Asian community members are expected to take part in cultural shows and musical performances to be staged at these venues, the MoI has said in a press statement. 
Wakra Sports Club will host several shows such as march-pasts and cultural performances by students of MES Indian School, Pakistan International School, Bhavan's Public School, DPS Modern Indian School, Pak Shama School and Shantiniketan School. 
A musical concert by famous Pakistani artistes will be staged there from 6pm to 9pm. Musicians and performers include Rauf Lala, Karan Khan, Nilo, Deeba Kiran, Laila Nihal, Shama Adil, Soukat Mehmood, Kashmal, Shahid Ali Khan, Bul Bul, Attaullah, Gullai and Khan Zeb.
A group of Harley-Davidson riders will also participate.
The venues at Barwa Al Baraha and Labour City in the Doha Industrial Area will host cultural shows and performances by Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Indian and Nepalese community teams and artistes from different companies in addition to a musical performance by an orchestra. There will also be a classic car show by Mawater and a bike show involving Harley-Davidson riders at the venue. 
The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre will display several traditional and cultural programmes from 2.40pm to 3.40pm. Thousands of students and community members are expected to join the event. From 3.45pm, the jockeys of Malayalam Radio 98.6FM will host a cultural fiesta until 4.10pm. Cultural shows of the community' teams and orchestra will starting at 4pm. 
Asian Town in the Industrial Area will host march-pasts, shows and cultural events by students from Ideal Indian School, Birla Public School, Noble International School, Sri Lankan Stafford School, Bangladesh MHM School and Rajagiri School. Besides, Indian, Sri Lankan, Nepalese and Bangladeshi community teams will participate in march-pasts, cultural shows and traditional performances in addition to musical performances by an orchestra. There will also be a classic car show by Mawater and a bike show by Harley-Davidson riders.
Indian community organisations such as Indian Women's Association Qatar, Maharashtra Mandal Qatar, Social Forum, Cultural Forum, Mangalore Cricket Club, Skills Development Centre, Doha Malayali Kids and Moms will perform marchpasts and different cultural shows at Asian Town. 
The cricket stadium at Asian Town will host a mega cricket tournament with the participation of international players from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India.
The players include Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Butt, Abdul Razzaq and Fawad Alam from Pakistan, Dilhara Fernando and Jeevan Mendis from Sri Lanka, Elias Sunny, Inam-ul-Haq and Ashraful from Bangladesh and Lakshmipathy Balaji and Badrinath from India.
Rayyan Sports Club will host cultural shows by Filipino, Indonesian and Malaysian community teams along with march-pasts and performances by students from Philippine International School-Qatar, Philippine School Doha, Doha Modern Indian School, Olive School and Qatar Institute for Speech and Hearing. There will also be a classic car show by Mawater and a bike show by Harley-Davidson riders.
The Barwa Workers' Recreation Complex in the Al Khor Industrial Area will host cultural shows and performances by Bangladeshi, Nepalese and Al Khor community teams and artistes from different companies in addition to a musical performance by an Asian orchestra. The Harley-Davidson riders will also take part.

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