Students of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) won the regional second round of the 15th All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest at the International Islamic University.
Students who had won interdepartmental debates in their universities and colleges participated in the All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest. Around 60 participants from 15 universities in Rawalpindi and Islamabad including Islamic International University Islamabad, Quaid-i-Azam University, Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi, COMSATS Islamabad, Fatima Jinnah Women University and several other universities participated in the English and Urdu debates.
Contest rules required the speeches to be completely memorised, no notes were allowed, it had to be between two to three minutes in length, provocative or abusive language was not allowed and judges could disqualify any candidate.
Mirza Atta-ur-Rauf from the NUML English Graduate Studies Department secured first position and was awarded Rs 7,500, while Ahmed Nawaz from the NUML Mass Communication Department secured second position and was awarded Rs 5,000 in the English Debate category.
The NUML was declared the “Champion University” of the region.
Both position holders will represent Islamabad at the national level debate contest in the final round of the 15th All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest for the ‘Allama Iqbal Shield 2012’.
NUML Director Students Affairs Muhammad Taj and Assistant Prof Habib-ur-Rehman, along with the competition winners and participants, presented the winning shield to the NUML Rector Maj Gen (r) Masood Hasan
Hassan congratulated the students on their brilliant performance and said, “Participation in such healthy co-curricular activities is of a great benefit as they provide students with ample opportunities to excel in academic as well social life.”
