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The Karachi Grammar School brought home an award for Best Small Delegation after competing in this year's Harvard Model United Nations debating contest.
Head of the delegate, Sabriyah Saleem Chatoor, was awarded the title of Outstanding Delegate.
Thirteen students from the school, accompanied by Aysha Shiekh, a member of faculty, visited China to compete in the annual contest that took place between March 16 and March 19.
Over 2,000 high school students from various countries, including India, Singapore, Brazil, and the USA, participated at HMUN Chin, read a press statement issued to local media.
The KGS team competed in eight different committees and 13 members of the 14-member team secured awards, the statement said.
KGS won 3 Best Delegate,7 Outstanding Delegate and 3 Honourable Mention awards and thus secured the Best Small Delegation award, the press release added.
The delegation comprised 14 people:
- Sabriyah Chatoor (head delegate)
- Aamer Jooma
- Hussain Bakshi
- Taha Ahmed
- Sabrina Sadat
- Maryam Majeed Agloria
- Vijdan Tahir
- Aliza Ayaz
- Faisal Nadeem
- Maaz Agha
- Aarish Ali Shah
- Muzzamil Godil
- Maryam Sajjad
Last year, the KGS won the best international delegation award at the HMUN held in downtown Boston.
At HMUN, delegates gain insight into the workings of the United Nations and the dynamics of international relations by assuming the roles of UN representatives and members of other international bodies and national cabinets.
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Mar 21, 2017 05:49pm
Well-Done KGS, You truly are the Heroes of the nation. Keep it Up, Sky is the limit.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:00pm
Well done, guys
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Mar 21, 2017 06:04pm
Well done!
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Mar 21, 2017 06:06pm
Well done!
Talent is there but own a limited class has excess to schools like KGS and majority end up going to madrasshas.
It is creating parallel classes which can't coexist.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:13pm
Well done kidos, you made me proud today Mazhar New Jersey
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Mar 21, 2017 06:20pm
@hk True, can not coexist and that's why most of these kids end up leaving the country.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:24pm
KGS , you make all Pakistan proud. Thank you.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:23pm
Great work! Our youth our pride
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Mar 21, 2017 06:35pm
amazing and Congrats,
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Mar 21, 2017 06:35pm
Awesome guys. Keep it up. Pakistan Zindabad.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:46pm
Congratulation to the Students, teachers, and Principals of the Karachi Grammer School. May God bless you all.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:59pm
Well done kids, Great to see the school I attended is standing way out in the world.
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Mar 21, 2017 06:57pm
Pakistan Zindabad!
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Mar 21, 2017 07:05pm
Passing by KGS every now and then while in Karachi was such a refreshing experience in the ugly jungle of traffic of Saddar. The neatly uniformed smiling and fresh faces of kids forced a smile on your face and take away some of the tensed moments of passing through the mess.
Keep refreshing us, keep bringing smiles on our faces KGS, Hurrah!
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Mar 21, 2017 07:01pm
well done childeren
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Mar 21, 2017 07:11pm
Bravo! Great accomplishment for the young leaders!
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Mar 21, 2017 07:21pm
Cool.
I wonder how many of them will stay in Pakistan after A levels and not attend Ivy Leagues.
After all they the cream of this country.
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Mar 21, 2017 07:26pm
Most heartwarming news in the web of crises facing the nation these days! It goes to prove that, we of course are the leading brains in the world today, if given a chance to perform.
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Mar 21, 2017 07:35pm
The kids are doing their best. How about our so called politicians?
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Mar 21, 2017 08:23pm
@M.Saeed individual excellence in debating is great for KGS. We might have the leading brains but overall education standard needs an uplift. In terms of quality of education Pakistan is ranked 124 out of 134 countries in the the Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017 with mostly African countries below Pakistan.
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Mar 21, 2017 08:50pm
@Zoro Seven Pakistan universities in Asia top 300. Also global competitive index is about tax returns vis a vis GDP, Corruption, red tape or the lack of it, and about conducive business environment and not about educational standards.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1321281
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Mar 21, 2017 08:48pm
My lovely school, KGS in Saddar! However, this school is for the very elite of the society and thats a problem.
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Mar 21, 2017 09:43pm
These are my hometown youngsters. They have made me proud. Whole Karachi used to be this way, namely, Dow Medical college, NED engineering college, St. Joseph school & college, IBA, College of Home Economic. etc. Dirty politics & prejudices has killed my city.
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Mar 21, 2017 10:24pm
well done
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Mar 21, 2017 10:31pm
@Maxx while I agree it is not about education standards it does looks at factors driving productivity and prosperity in 138 countries and education is one of the basic drivers of competitiveness.
In terms ranking Pakistan universities have done well to have 7 in the top 300 Asian Universities but globally they all are between 601-800.
Debating skills are important though and kudos to those pupils at KGS.
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Mar 21, 2017 10:52pm
Congrats Pakistanis! May all of our schools/lands/people/spirits/neighborhoods be just as good as the best of the schools in the best part of the world.
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Mar 22, 2017 12:02am
KGS is a school for the children of elites, most of whom are born with GOLDEN SPOONS in their mouth. Though it is good to see a Pakistani School doing so good, the real time of happiness will be when the students from the ordinary Government Sponsored Public Schools or from Low Budget Schools will compete and earn the medals. By the way here in USA, Canada and UK, Pakistanis who achieved flying colors are those who were usually educated from Urdu Medium Government Sponsored Schools, and not from elite schools from Pakistan which are usually English Medium Schools.
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Mar 22, 2017 12:19am
Good job, you made lots of people proud in Pakistan. Keep it up.
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Mar 22, 2017 01:02am
Congrats Sabriyah Saleem Chatoor and all 13 students from KGS for award winning accolades! As KGS alumni the world over, we are so very proud of every single one of you for your hard work and true dedication. Keep it up, for in the future any one of you can be elected as future leaders of Pakistan : )
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Mar 22, 2017 01:22am
Congratulations! We are very proud of you!
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Mar 22, 2017 02:33am
Congratulations to the team and the school.
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Mar 22, 2017 03:10am
You make us proud. Keep working hard and bring laurals to Pakistan. Also each one of you should assist at least one girl to get education
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Mar 22, 2017 03:41am
Look at the surnames - Everyone belongs to a multi-millionaire family. Who else can afford to get their kids educated in KGS? I will accept the 'talented nation mantra' when our government schools start winning international competitions.
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Mar 22, 2017 04:51am
Congratulations.
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Mar 22, 2017 05:36am
I wish there were more of KGS-style schools and less of Madressa-style schools in Pakistan.
It is pity that the role of Ministry of Education in Pakistan has become very nominal.
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Mar 22, 2017 05:51am
This is honour our country. Congrats to KGS.
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Mar 22, 2017 05:58am
Good news.
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Mar 22, 2017 07:06am
@Taj M. Wazir - absolutely correct and it is certainly a great news! however, what about the future of those kids who are wasting their lives Madrassahs? The failure is of the government that cannot provide them free education of English medium as their parents cannot afford to teach them due to the costly education. Further, proper public awareness is also important and media will definitely play a crucial part here. Remember one thing leads to another in the development chain and the very first thing is proper education and increase in the percentage of the educational manpower. Secondly is jobs for the skilled and educated youngsters. Thirdly providing basic needs like water, food, electricity and health as affordable price. Keeping peaceful environment is very important to attract FDI, tourists and arrangements of international events.
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Mar 22, 2017 10:06am
Congratulations KGS team ! Hope one day more Pakistani children from all backgrounds will have access to the same facilities as KGS kids. Pakistan has no dearth of talent.
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