LAHORE: A team of King Edward Medical University (KEMU) students on Wednesday won the All Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal Bilingual Declamation contest organised by the Government College University Debating Society.

Ahmer Bilal Soofi, an eminent lawyer, was the chief guest at the final round of the debating gala, while GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah was also present. About 300 orators from 70 educational institutions of the country participated in the two-day event.

KEMU student Arsalan Ali Khan was awarded the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medal for the Best English Speaker. Kamran Hussain Hashmi from Faisalabad Medical University secured second position in the English debates.

Information Technology University Lahore student Muhammad Hadi was adjudicated the Best Urdu Speaker and awarded with the Dr Majid Nizami Medal. Enshal Javaid from Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi clinched the second position in the Urdu debates.

The GCU Debating Society being hosts did not contest. Vice Chancellor Shah congratulated the winners, saying debates taught students how to disagree with others while respected their ideas.

DAANISH SCHOOL: The students of Punjab Daanish Schools excelled in NAB Inter-District Declamation, Essay Writing, Poetry and Painting Competition 2017 by grabbing 20 positions.

Boys of Daanish School Chishtian (Bahawalnagar) secured first positions in English declamation, English essay writing and painting; and second position in Urdu poetry.

Girls of Daanish School Hasilpur (Bahawalpur) grabbed first positions in English drama, English essay writing and Urdu poetry and third position in Urdu drama, Urdu essay and arts. Boys of the same school excelled in English essay writing, Urdu declamation and arts by getting first positions, while they stood second in Urdu essay writing.

The boys of Daanish School Fazilpur (Rajanpur) secured first positions in Urdu declamation, English poetry and English essay writing and third in Urdu essay writing.

Daanish Schools Authority Managing Director retired Brig Aamir Hafeez congratulated the winners and their teachers.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2017