BAHAWALPUR - The 5th Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally will commence from February 26 from Fort Derawar, Ahmedpur East. A meeting was held here Thursday to review the arrangements for the rally under the chair of DCO Bahawalpur, Muhammad Haroon Rafique. The DCO Rahim Yar Khan, Dr Raheel Siddiqui, MD Cholistan Development Authority, Bahawalpur, Ikram Ullah Khan, President Four Wheel Club Faiz-ul-Rasheed Abbasi, Muzzamil Rasheed Abbasi (Ex-MPA), President BCCI Ch. Mahmood Majeed, the representatives of the PTDC, Muhammad Shahid and Sh Shoaib Ahmed besides DSP Traffic, Azhar Gujjar and officials of other departments also attended the meeting. According to the programme, the registration of the participants will start at 9 am on February 26 and later the technical checkup of the participating vehicles will be held at Dring Stadium Bahawalpur on the same day. A rally of the participating vehicles will be taken out in the city at 4 pm on Feb 26 and the draws for the qualifying round will be held at 7-30 pm on the same day. The qualifying round will be held near River Sutlej near Bahawalpur City on Feb 27 at 9 am while the results of the qualifying round will be announced at 4-30 pm on the same day. The route for the Cholistan Jeep Rally will be checked in Cholistan on Feb 28 while a Folk Mela, Fireworks and Wrestling competitions besides Horse and Camel Show will be held on Feb 28 in Cholistan for the amusement of the participating guests. A number of renowned artists of the country will perform in the Folk Mela while an exhibition of Cholistan Handicrafts will also be organized on the occasion. The Jeep Rally will flag off on March 1 at 8 am from Fort Derawar and the prize distribution will be held at 7-30 pm on the same day at Fort Derawar, Ahmedpur East. The DDOR, Rao Imtiaz has been deputed as a focal person for the arrangements/information of this rally.