LAHORE: The 23rd All Pakistan under 19 Parliamentary Debating Competition ended here on Sunday with the Aitchison College being defeated by Karachi Grammar School (KGS) in the final lap of the competition.
Held under the Debating Society of Pakistan (DSP), the final round of the competition was held at Aitchison College where teams deliberated over the topic of forming a coalition government with the Taliban in exchange for the militants laying down their weapons.
Karachi Grammar School was for the proposition while the Aitchison team was in opposition.
As many as 48 teams participated in this competition, which spanned over 4 preliminary rounds, short listing 16 teams.
The teams later battled it out in the quarter and the semi finals with Karachi Grammar School and Aitchison College making it to the finals.
Teams hailed from different educational institutions across the country including, Karachi Grammar School, Nixor College Karachi, The Lyceum School Karachi, Angels International College Faisalabad, Beaconhouse School Margalla Islamabad, Headstart School Islamabad and Beaconhouse School Gujranwala, the competition was participated by teams from Islamabad, Karachi, Faisalabad, Lahore and Gujranwala.
From the reinstatement of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to deliberations over chemical and conventional warfare, the teams participating in the competition engaged in various critical discussions and debates to persuade the judges over to their side during the preliminary rounds.
Each team consisted of three speakers and is allocated a time of eight minutes followed by a four-minute summary.
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