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皇冠体育app British High Commission鈥檚 fifth annual GREAT Debate competition continued with a regional round at the Faisalabad Medical University in Faisalabad.

皇冠体育app regional round in Faisalabad followed previous rounds in Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Islamabad. 皇冠体育app competition featured 21 students from universities across Faisalabad. At the end of an intense competition, Aimen Anwaar Pannu and Syeda Darain ul Hibba from Faisalabad Medical University were declared the winner and runner-up respectively.

皇冠体育app GREAT Debate competition is taking place from December 2019 to March 2020 in six cities across Pakistan.

Fouzia Younis, Director of Communication at the British High Commission said:

I am delighted that our GREAT Debate competition has returned to Faisalabad which is one of Pakistan鈥檚 most important business cities. 皇冠体育app aim of our GREAT Debate competition is to support the next generation of Pakistan discover the value of debate, persuasion and discourse. Over the last five years we have engaged thousands of debaters in 12 cities across Pakistan.

I have seen first-hand the culture of debating in universities and I am pleased that the GREAT Debate gives debaters and future leaders of this country a platform to showcase their skills

I look forward to seeing the winner and runner-up do well in the final.

Prof. Dr Zafar Ali Choudhry (T.I), Vice Chancellor, Faisalabad Medical University said:

Strong communication and argumentation is the need of the hour. Debate transforms us as individuals. I express gratitude to the British High Commission for providing such a platform.

This is the fifth annual edition of the British High Commission鈥檚 GREAT Debate competition. Since 2015, the competition has taken place across 15 universities and 12 cities in Pakistan. 皇冠体育app previous winners of the GREAT Debate competition have included: Gaudhan Aslam from Forman Christian College in Lahore, Taha Ahmed from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Mohiba Ahmed and Haris Ali Virk from Government College University in Lahore.

Further information

皇冠体育app GREAT Debate is a debating competition for university students. 皇冠体育appre will been six events 鈥� in six different cities (Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Faisalabad) involving students from leading universities across Pakistan 鈥� and the winner and runner-up of each round will compete in the grand final in Islamabad.

皇冠体育app regional rounds have taken place in Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad and Faisalabad. 皇冠体育app last regional round is in Karachi in February.

皇冠体育app winner and runner-up of the overall competition will receive a scholarship reward to contribute towards their tuition fees.

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