Islamabad: The 15th Punjab regionĀ inter university debate contest for award of Allama Iqbal shield 2012 was held at Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Sunday in federal capital.
Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation/Education & Literacy Punjab, Mian Mujtaba Shuja -ur-Rahman was the chief guest of the event in which about 72 contestants from 31 public and private sector higher education institutionsĀ of Punjab participated.
He admired the debate contestants on their effective participation and desired that students need to effectively participate in co-curricular activities to polish their skills.
While commenting over the topic of the debate āEducation is the most effective weapon against the rising tide of extremismā, he termed it quite relevant to theĀ need of day.
First, second and third positions in English debating contest were secured by Mr. Ahmed Nadir fromĀ UET Taxila, Mr. Umar Khayam from PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi and Ms. Safia Zia formĀ University of GujratĀ respectively.
In Urdu debating contest first, second, and third positions were won by Mr. Hamza Hameed Tarar fromĀ the University of Punjab Lahore, Mr. Salman Tariq from TheĀ University of the Punjab Ā Lahore and Mr. Talha Wali UET Lahore respectively.
The guest distributed cash prizes shields and certificates among the position holders.
The top three winners (both in English and Urdu debate contests) were awarded cash prizes and shields and also one top scoring team and one overall winner each in English and Urdu debate contests (six students) qualified for the final round of All Pakistan Inter University debate contest for the award.
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