By Our Correspondent
LAHORE: Indus Motor Company (IMC) in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation hosted the Grand Dream Car Art Contest after five years.
This global initiative, launched by Toyota in 2004, aims to encourage creativity and imagination in children aged 15 years and below by providing them a platform to dream big and express their visions of the future through art.
This year’s contest witnessed an overwhelming response with 25,324 entries collected from across Pakistan, engaging 1,118 schools, including 183 government institutions, across 29 cities spanning from Quetta to Kashmir.
The grand event celebrated 27 regional winners, with 9 exceptional young artists honored as National Winners, whose artworks will represent Pakistan on the global stage at the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest finals in Japan this August 2025.
Additionally, 2 artworks received the Jury Choice Award, while 3 entries were recognized with the “Waku Doki” (heart-pumping excitement) award, selected by the female engineers of IMC. The “CEO Choice Award” was presented to 3 outstanding artworks by Mr. Ali Asghar Jamali, CEO of Indus Motor Company.
Ali Asghar Jamali, CEO of IMC, stated “The Dream Car Art Contest reflects Toyota’s core belief in nurturing imagination and innovation among youth. The incredible response from across the country shows how deeply rooted creativity is in our children, and we’re proud to provide them a platform that could one day turn those dreams into reality.”
