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UNIVERSITY LAHORE WINS ALL PAKISTAN AIBD CONTEST
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The FCC
University Lahore debating team has won the 28th All Pakistan Allama
Iqbal Declamation Contest 2008 held at the Bokhari Auditorium. The
FCCU team included Ain-ul-Abidin and Syed Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din.
In the
individual speaker’s category, Ms. Maheen Hassan of Kinnaird
College, Lahore was declared the best speaker in English category
while Muhammad Kamran Taj of COMSATS Abbotabad was declared the best
speaker in Urdu category. Syed Ghulam Mohi-ud-din of FCC University
was given the consolation prize.
Prof. M.A.
Khan former Principal Government College Lahore, Chief Guest of the
ceremony, on the occasion announced to institute the Benazir Bhutto
medal for the best English Declamation speaker at the Allama Iqbal
Bi-Lingual Declamation Contest along with a cash prize of Rs.
25,000/- which will be awarded every year. He said that every aspect
of our life is imbued by Dr. Iqbal’s thinking. He further said that
we must tell our youngsters to respect their teachers and hoped that
this kind of declamation contests help the students enhance their
academic caliber.
Vice
Chancellor GCU Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab said on the occasion that the
traditions, culture and congenial academic environment of an
institution differentiate it from the other institutions and added
that great teachers and great students makes a great institution. He
said, we would continue our efforts towards elevating the varsity
academic standards in line with the modern day needs. The VC
appreciated the debating society of the varsity for making the show
a great success.
Later, the
chief guest of the ceremony Prof. M.A. Khan along with
Vice Chancellor GCU Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab awarded trophy and prizes
to the winners of the contests.
The
adjudicators of the final round declamation contests included
Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan, Prof. Tariq Zaidi, Prof. Haroon Qadir, Mian
Ghulam Mustafa, Syed Shahab Qutab, Omer Mehmood Khan, Ms. Sana
Taskeen Gulzar, Khawaja Azhar Iftikhar and Mr. Awais Iqbal. Prof.
Siddiqui Awan also conducted the proceedings of the program.
(11-11-2008)
GCU wins Challenge Cup 2008 beating LUMS
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The Debating Society GCU Lahore has won the coveted Sondhi
Challenge Cup 2008 for the Inter Collegiate Parliamentary Debates,
where GCU beat Lahore University of Management Sciences in the
Final. Ms. Naseem Zehra, a renowned journalist was the guest of
honor on the occasion. The team comprised of Rana Hamza Ijaz, Soufia
Anis Siddqui and Adeel Shaharyar.
(29-10-2008)
GCUDS team wins team trophy from Military College
Jhelum
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The GCU debating society team won the third Team Trophy
within the span of one month by winning at the All-Pakistan Major
Akram Shaheed Bilingual Declamation Contest held in
Military College,
Jhelum. Muhammad Umar Jee Salimi was declared the Best Speaker in
English Category while Owais Maqbool Bari bagged 2nd position in the
Urdu Category. Brig. (Retd.) Afzal Commandant of Military College,
Jhelum, gave away the prizes.
(29-10-2008)
GCUDS organizes Annual Internal Urdu and
Punjab Debates Competition
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GCUDS organized Annual Internal Urdu and Punjab Debates
2008. A total of 30 speakers took part in the event. Saad-ul-Hassan
was declared the Best Urdu Speaker in the serious category, while M.
Taimur Sial and Ahmed Kashif declared second third Best Speakers
respectively. In the Urdu Humorous category, Adeel Anjum won 1st
position while Ali Asghar and Habib-ur-Rehman secured 2nd
and 3rd places respectively. In the Punjabi debate Babar
Gondal secured first place. Muheeb Raza stood 2nd while
Adeel Anjum secured 3rd position. Dr. Hroon Qadir and
Rana Abdul Aziz and Yawar Abbas judged the speeches.
(29-10-2008)
GCU
Debating team defeats LUMS in Sondhi debates
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The debating team of the GC University Lahore defeated the
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) debating team in the
20th annual ‘Sondhi Debates Challenging Cup’. At least 20 debating
teams from several famous institutions participated in the event
held in the auditorium of the Lahore College of Arts and Sciences (LACAS),
Johar
Town. LACAS organised the event in honour of Professor GD Sondhi,
the first Indian principal of the GCU Lahore (1939-1945) and the
founding father of an open-air theatre at the Lawrence Garden in
1940. Debating teams of the Lahore Grammar School (LGS) Defence,
LACAS, LGS Johar Town, Punjab University, LGS Gulberg, Aitchison
College, Salamat Girls, Forman Christian College University, SICAS,
Resources Academia, National University of Computer and Emerging
Sciences, LGS 1A1, SISA, Head Start Islamabad, Beaconhouse Garden
Town, Beaconhouse Canal, Lahore School of Economics and the
University College of Lahore (UCL) also participated in the event. The LUMS and GCU teams made it to the
final round after a tough competition, which started on October 25.
The GCU debating team consisted of Adeel Shehryar, Sofia Sadiqui and
Hamza Ejaz; while Zain Maulvi, Ayesha Ahmed and Nouman Faizi were in
the LUMS debating team.
The topic in the final competition was ‘The house believes
that the threat of global warming justifies breaking the law’. LUMS
debaters spoke in favour, while the GCU team opposed it. Renowned
journalist Naseem Zahra was the chief guest. Syed Masroor Ali Shah,
advocate of the Supreme Court, was on the panel of judges. GD
Sondhi’s daughter Sonnu Rahman, members of the Debating Society of
Pakistan, students, teachers and parents attended the event.
(28-10-2008)
GCU EARNS
DISTINCTION, WINS 12 DEBATE AWARDS
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The GC University
Lahore Debating Society has won 12 awards at various national events
during the last one month. GCU beat Lahore University of Management
Sciences at the Lahore Grammar School (Defence) to lift the
Inter-Collegiate Parliamentary Debate Team Trophy in which Adeel
Shaharyar was declared the Best Speaker of the Tournament. In the
University Style Parliamentary Debates held at The Lahore University
of Management Sciences, GCU was declared 2nd runner-up
while its debater Adeel Shaharyar was declared best speaker of the
tournament. In the inter-collegiate English declamation held at
Aitchison College Lahore, Ummar Ziauddin was declared the best
speaker of the tournament, while at the inter-collegiate Urdu
Declamation hosted by Aitchison College Lahore, Imran Feroze stood 2nd.
At the Nazriya-e-Pakistan Trust Inter-Collegiate contest, Hafiz
Ubaidullah was declared the best Qari, Hafiz Nazeef Chishti stood 3rd
and Saad Farooq got the consolation prize in Naat category.
In the
inter-collegiate speech contest held at Cadet College Batrasi, NWFP
Saad-ul-Hassan stood 3rd. In its latest achievement, the
GCU Lahore defeated Aitchison College Lahore at the Inter-Collegiate
Parliamentary Debate Style Debating championship held at Lahore
Grammar School, Johar Town. Adeel Shaharyar won the award for the
best speaker of the tournament.
The Vice
Chancellor GC University Lahore Dr. Khalid Aftab has highly
appreciated the quality presentations of GCU debaters in the
different contests held in the different institutions of the country
and has said that the remarkable achievements of varsity students
had been possible due to the congenial ambiance and focused guidance
of the university teachers to their students.
(22-10-2008)
GCU TWO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT PAKISTAN IN USA
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Daniyal Talat,
President GCU Dramatics Club and Umar Zia ud Din President GCU
Debating society have been selected as the representatives from
Pakistan for the Study of United States for Student Leaders Program
2008. They will be going to the University of Vermont, Vermont, USA
on the 29th of June, 2008 for the Six weeks program. The program
focuses on the study of USA and students from all over the world are
selected to represent their understanding of US. The program also
targets at enhancing the leadership abilities through different
workshops including a short period community work with a
non–profitable organization and many other activities.
(28-06-2008)
GCU Lahore Debating Society wins 108 awards FROM ALL OVER PAKISTAN
and brakes its 15-years record
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GCU Debating Society broke its
15-year record during the session 2007-08 by winning a total of 108
awards from all over Pakistan. It was stated in the Annual Dinner of
the Society where Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab, Vice Chancellor of the
University, was the chief guest. The award list includes 25 team
trophies, 7 runner-up trophies, 37 best-speaker prizes, 22 2nd
positions, 13 3rd positions and 04 consolation prizes. Ummar
Ziauddin, President Debating Society, was the highest achiever of
the year who won debates and declamations at UET Lahore, Army Burn
Hall College Abbottabad, Kinnaird College Lahore, English Speaking
Union, King Edward Medical University Lahore and GC Township
Lahore. Another significant highlight of the year was the highest
number of Urdu and English Parliamentary Debate trophies from all
over Pakistan. GCU debaters won trophies for Parliamentary debates
at Kinnaird College Lahore, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute NWFP, LGS
Defence, Beaconhouse School GT Campus UET Lahore and University
College Lahore. The Vice Chancellor gave away souvenirs to outgoing
debaters; namely, Soufia Anees Siddiqi, Shuja-ur-Rehman Dogar,
Fatima Batool, Mina Ilyas, Waqas Ahmad Shehbaz, Abdullah Altaf
Abbassi, and Hafiz Habib-ur-Rehman. The office bearers for the year
2007-08 were also awarded special prizes in view of their services
during the session. They are: Ummar Ziauddin (President), Rana Humza
Ijaz (General Secretary), Umar Ji Saleemi (Joint Secretary) and
Abdullah Altaf Abbasi (Assistant Secretary). In his speech, the Vice
Chancellor Prof. Khalid Aftab congratulated the young debaters for
having set a unique record, which was unprecedented among all the
schools, colleges and universities of Pakistan in recent years. M.
Siddique Awan Co–Advisor, GCU Debating Society conducted the
ceremony.
(28-06-2008)
GCUDS wins English declamation Contest
hosted by the KEMU Lahore
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The Government College University GCU Debating president
Ummar-Ziauddin has been declared the best English declamation
speaker at the All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation Contest hosted by
the King Edward Medical University Lahore (KEMU) for the second
year in a row.
(31-05-2008)
GCU debating team wins FC University Poetry
Recitation Competition
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The GC University Debating team clinched the popular prize at the
Poetry Recitation Competition held here at FC College, Lahore. Omar
Khan stood first in the humorous category while Kamran Khan managed
to grab condolence prize making team GCU the best competitors at the
venue. GCU Debating Society has eclipsed competition by securing 21
team trophies in 2008 so far. These victories have been achieved at
all major venues of the debating circuit in Pakistan.
(28-05-2008)
GCU DEBATES
WINS FIVE OUT OF SEVEN PRIZES ALL PAKISTAN PUBLIC SPEAKING WEEK AT
UET LAHORE
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The GCU
Debating Society has won five out of seven awards at the All
Pakistan Public Speaking Week arranged by the University of
Engineering & Technology, Lahore.
The team
comprising Ummar Ziauddin, President GCUDS, and Rana Hamza Ijaz,
General Secretary GCUDS clinched the team trophy for the All
Pakistan Inter-collegiate English Parliamentary Style Debating
Championship. Another team of Ummar Ziauddin and Umer Khan won the
team trophy for the All Pakistan Inter-collegiate Bilingual
Declamation Contest. In the individual category, Omer Khan was
declared the Best Urdu Declamation Speaker of the contest for his
hilarious speech. Ummar Ziauddin was adjudged the Best English
Declamation Speaker of the tournament. Saram Israr was declared the
Best Urdu Parliamentary Speaker of the tournament. Lt. Gen. Muhammad
Akram Khan, Vice Chancellor UET Lahore gave away the prizes in the
concluding ceremony held on April 21, 2008.
(22-04-2008)
GCU debater earns distinction at NUST Rawalpindi
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Kamran Khan a member of the GCU debating society was declared the
best English speaker at the All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation
hosted by the NUST-College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Rawalpindi. Prof. Dr. Saeeda Asadullah Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah
Woman University Rawalpindi was the chief guest of the ceremony.
(21-04-2008)
13TH GCU
STYLE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 CONCLUDES. THE Vice
Chancellor hails GCU DEBATERS
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Allama Iqbal Medical College Debating team beat FC College Lahore in
Urdu category while University of Engineering and Technology beat
Kinnaird College in English category of the 13th GCU
Style Parliamentary Debating Championship. Syed Fahad Kazmi of the
FC College and Mohsin Ashraf of the UET were declared the best Urdu
and English Speaker respectively of the championship. Mr. Afzal
Mufti renowned Old Ravian chief guest of the occasion distributed
the prizes among the winners.
The
Chief Guest while speaking on the occasion said that Government
College Lahore has a tall figure among the educational institutions.
He said that during the decades of sixties when he was the student
of the college, there existed peace and harmony and people were
modest and respectful to each other. “This institution has great
tradition excellence”, he added.
Speaking on the occasion the Vice Chancellor
said that the GCU debaters were extending their performance in the
same eloquent manner as its students used to perform in the decades
of sixties. “In the present day world scenario, the students should
enhance their abilities so that they could emerge with higher
perception and academic talent.”, Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor
added. He apprised the audience that the GCU Debaters were extending
their performance in the same eloquent manner as its students used
to perform in the decades of sixties. He said it is demand of the
time that the students should be provided with all the possible
opportunities for the expression of their talent and abilities. He
highly appreciated the GCU Debating Society for organizing the event
in a befitting manner.
(14-04-2008)
GCU TO HOST 13TH
INTER-VARSITY DEBATES 2008
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The Debating
Society is organizing the 13th Annual GCU Style Parliamentary
Debating Championship from 11th to 14th April 2008. The opening
ceremony of the competition would be held in the Fazl-e-Husain
Reading Room. Renowned jurist and distinguished Old Ravian Mr. Afzal
Mufti will be the Guest of Honour at the Final Round on 14th April
2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bokhari Auditorium.
10-04-2008
GCU DEBATING TEAM LIFTS TWO TROPHIES
AT FC COLLEGE LAHORE
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GCU Debating
Society won two coveted trophies at FC College Lahore on April 1 and
2, 2008. The team comprising Mohammad Omar Khan and Mian Faraz
Mansoor Ali lifted the All-Pakistan Inter-collegiate Bi-Lingual
Declamation trophy. Omar was declared the Best English Speaker on
the basis of his humorous speech. Mian Faraz got the second position
in the Urdu serious category. The other team, which included Adnan
Mohsin and Fatima Batool, clinched the All-Pakistan Inter-collegiate
Urdu Mushaira trophy. Individually, Adnan got the first prize for
Urdu Ghazal and Fatima got the second prize for Urdu Nazm.
(02-04-2008)
GCU LAHORE INSTITUTES BENAZIR BHUTTO GOLD MEDAL TO THE BEST DEBATER
OF AIBD
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Prof. M A
Khan, former principal, GC Lahore has instituted Benazir Bhutto gold
medal and cash prize of worth Rs 25000 set to be awarded to the best
speaker of Allama Iqbal Bilingual Declamation Contest (AIBD) of the GC
University Lahore. The medal has been instituted to commemorate Ms.
Benazir Bhutto, as recognition of her great democratic services.
(05-03-2008)
GCUDS wins English Speaking Union of
Pakistan Competition
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Ammar Ziauddin of the GCU Lahore declared the best speaker
at an English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP) public speaking
competition held at National Grammar School Lahore. Lt. Gen (R)
Wajhat Hussain President ESUP was the chief guest of the event.
Ziauddin will participate in another ESUP annual competition to be
held in Karachi.
(03-03-2008)
(Courtesy: Daily
Times)
GCU WINS 21 PRIZES IN 15
DAYS
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The GCU Debating Society has won 21 prizes in 15
days, including two team trophies, 2 runner-up awards, seven best
speaker awards, six second positions and four third positions.
At
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, the GCU B team won the team trophy in
the Urdu category, beating the senior GCU A team in the final. Abbas
Nazir was declared the best speaker in the Urdu category and Soufia
Anis Siddiqi clinched the Best Speaker Award in the English
category. The GCU also won the runner-up award in the Urdu category.
At
the Government College Toba Tek Singh, the GCU won the team trophy.
Muhammad Fayyaz won 1st prize in a naat recitation.
Saadul Hassan and Rabibur Rehman stood first in both the categories
of Urdu debates and Ameer Hamza Rabbani and Haider Ali stood 2nd
and 3rd respectively in the English debates.
At
the Government Postgraduate College, Gojrah, Adeel Anjm of the GCU
stood 2nd in the Punjabi debates; Imran Feroze was
declared 3rd in the Urdu debates and Israrul Hassan got 3rd
prize in the ghazal category.
Hafiz
Obaidullah won the 2nd position in qiraat and Saad Farooq
Ziai was declared 3rd in a naat recitation contest at the
Minhaj University, Lahore. In addition, Mustafa Haider Rizvi won 2nd
prize for English Speaker and Adnan Mohsin won 2nd prize
in the ghazal category.
At
SISA Lahore, Umar Khan was declared the runner-up at the National
Public Speaking Contest 2008. He won the 1st prize in
Impromptu Speech, the 1st in an after-dinner speech and 2nd
in the Interpretive Reading Contest.
(21-02-2008)
(Courtesy: Daily
Times)
GCU Debaters BAG three TROPHIES IN INDO-PAK DEBATES AT GIKI
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GCU Debating Society clinched three out of four
trophies at the Indo-Pak Parliamentary Debates hosted by the Ghulam
Ishaq Khan Institute Topi NWFP. Interestingly, in a rare development
the Urdu final was contested between the two GCU teams. The trophy
ultimately went to the GCU-B consisting of Abbas Nazir, Sardar
Junaid Khan and Najamuddin Farani. Soufia Anees Siddiqi was declared
the Best English Speaker of the Tournament. Abbas Nazir won the Best
Urdu Speaker of the Tournament trophy.
(12-02-2008)
Inter-varsity GCU Style Parliamentary Debating Competitions
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The
Debating Society is arranging Inter-varsity GCU Style Parliamentary
Debating Competitions from 27 to 29th December 2007. Governor Punjab
Lt. General (R) Khalid Maqbool would be the chief guest on the final
day of the competitions.
It
is pertinent to mention here that the GCU Lahore has the enriched
academic traditions and splendid history of arranging multiple
academic activities to help its students enhance their knowledge
orientations and career building. Like number of other events, the
Debating Society of GCU also arranges demonstrations of young
orators at the campus round the year to keep its debaters equip with
the latest oratory skills.
(26-12-2007)
GCU Debating Team Won Annual KinnaIrd College Lahore Urdu debate
Contest 2007 FOR THE SEVENTH TIME
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The debating society of the GC University Lahore has won
the All Pakistan Urdu Parliamentary Championship 2007 hosted by
Kinnaird College Lahore. The GCU team comprising of Rana Hamza Ijaz,
Sarim Israr, Abdullah Abbasi, Sardar Junaid Khan and Owais Maqbool
Bari beat FCC University to lift the trophy for the seventh time in
the list of thirteen years. Ummar Zaiuddin, President GCU Debating
Society, was the best English speaker of the Tournament at the All
Pakistan English Parliamentary Debating championship hosted by
Kinnaird College Lahore.
Prof. Dr. Meera Phailbus, Provincial Minister for Education
and Minorities and Principal Kinnaird College was the chief guest.
(20 and
22-11-2007)
Honours for GCU Debating Team
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The GCU Debating team annexed trophy at the all-Pakistan
inter-collegiate English and Urdu declamation contest at Sadiq
Public School held at Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur.
(Courtesy: DAWN,
Lahore)
(20-11-2007)
PAF ACADEMY WINS 27th ALLAMA
IQBAL DECLAMATION CONTEST AT GCU
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Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur team consists of Liaqat Sultan
and Umair Qureshi has won the 27th All Pakistan Allama Muhammad
Iqbal Bilingual Declamation Contest 2007.
In the individual citatory Umair Qureshi was declared the best
speaker in Urdu. Owais Iqbal of PU Pharmacy College Lahore bagged
second position. Saad Rehman of FCC University Lahore was given the
consolation prize.
Ahmed Hassan of Chenab College, Jhang was declared the best debater
of English. Cadet Liaqat Sultan of PAF College Risalpur stood
second.
The Urdu debates were adjudicated by Prof. Dr. Suhail Ahmed Khan,
Abdul Waheed and Asghar Nadeem Syed and English debates were
adjudicated by Prof. Khalid Masood Siddiqui, Dr. Farhan Ebadat Yar
Khan and Dr. Sabih Anwar.
Old Ravian and Known PTV Compare Prof. Laiq Ahmed was the Chief
Guest on this occasion. Prof. Dr. Khalid Aftab Vice Chancellor GC
University Lahore praised the participants’ efforts.
(13-11-2007)
27th ALL
PAKISTAN ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL BILINGUAL DECLAMATION CONTEST WILL BE
HELD FROM THE 11TH TO 13TH OF NOVEMBER 2007.
All Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal Bilingual Declamation Contest
(AIBD) will be held from the 11th to 13th of November 2007. The competition
will comprise of two rounds. All speakers will participate in the
first round. However, four best teams and two best speakers from
both Urdu and English categories will advance to the final round.
Since the speakers selected for the final round will be required to
speak on new topics, it is advisable for all the participants to
come fully prepared with two speeches.
Orators from the leading institutions of the country would
participate in the declamation contests. Prof. Laeeq Ahmed, a
distinguished Old Ravian would be the chief guest on the final day
of the declamation.
Please
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for the list of topics, the rules governing the contest, the
schedule of the AIBD contest 2007.
27 th ALL PAKISTAN
BILINGUAL DECLAMATION CONTEST STARTED AT GCU LAHORE
The
first round of the 27th All Pakistan Allama Muhammad Iqbal bilingual
declamation contest 2007 organized by GCUDS started, which was
participated by forty six debating teams across the country. The
speakers delivered both in English and Urdu and demonstrated their
oratory skills with the best of their potential and expertise. They
detailed their arguments in favor of their respective topics which
were widely applauded by the august house. The adjudicators of the
1st day debating contest included Muhammad Saddique Awan, Sana
Taskeen Gulzar, Rana Abdul Aziz, Aurangzeb Mubashir, Khadeja Yaqoob
and Azhar Iftikhar. Dr. Haroon Qadir conducted the proceedings of
the day’s contests. The results of the initial round are as
follows:-
TEAMS
| 1. |
Pakistan Air Force Academy,
Risalpur |
| 2. |
Punjab University College of
Pharmacy, Lahore |
| 3. |
FC College, Lahore |
| 4. |
Chenab College, Jhang |
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER
English Category:
| 1. |
Cadet Rafey |
Military College of Signals,
Rawalpindi |
| 2. |
Sahir Javaid |
PAF School, Sargodha |
Urdu Category:
| 1. |
Mohammad Kamran |
COMSATS, Abbottabad |
| 2. |
Mohammad Imran |
Military College, Jehlum |
The above mentioned teams and
individual speakers will compete in the final round on November 13,
2007.
The teams Beacon House School System Islamabad, National University
of Modern Languages Islamabad and Lahore, University of Arid
Agriculture Rawalpindi, Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education
Karachi, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, PAF Public School
Sargodha, Chenab College Jhang, Bahauddin Zakriya University Multan,
NUST-EME, Military College of Signals Rawalpindi, St. Mary’s Academy
Rawalpindi, International Islamic University Islamabad, PAF Academy
Risalpur, COMSATS Islamabad, Military College Jhelum, COMSATS
Abbottabad, University of Faisalabad, Gomal University D.I. Khan,
Sir Syed College for Boys Rawalpindi, University of Sargodha, Sadiq
Public School Bahawalpur, Agha Khan University Karachi, UET Taxila,
Islamabad College for Girls, Lahore College for Women University,
Salamat School System, PU College of Pharmacy, University of
Veterinary Sciences Lahore, University College Lahore, Lahore
Grammar School Johar Town Lahore, Beacon House School System Canal
Side Lahore, Lahore Grammar School Defense Lahore, Lahore School of
Economics, NCBA, Minhaj University, Quaid-e-Azam Law College,
Kinnaird College, Resource Academia, UET, FCC University Lahore,
Queen Marry College for Women, Home Economics College, King Edward
Medical University, Chand Bagh School and the host GCU Lahore
participated in the contest.
(12-11-2007)
US SCHOLAR SPEAKS ON “HISTORIOGRAPHY
OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE”
The GCU debating society organized a special
lecture on “the problems of Historiography of Islamic Science” by
renowned American scholar
Prof. George Saliba in the Fazal-e-Hussain Hall.
In his lecture, he gave a critique of the
standard classical accounts of the rise of Islamic science by
detailing problems and explained alternative historiography that
described comprehensively the rise of an Islamic scientific
tradition as a result of social and political conditions within the
nascent Islamic empire that also guaranteed the support for such a
tradition.
In his lecture he stressed on the Muslim
Philosophy behind the fundamental Islamic Science and the
contribution of the Muslim scientists of the pre-industrial
revolution in the disciplines of Botany, Zoology, Algebra,
Trigonometry, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Physiology and
Mathematics. He claimed that the use of decimal fractions was not a
Western invention and challenged that it was a purely a discovery of
Muslim Scientist, he also said that computer is based on binary
system whose foundations were given by the Muslim Scientist.
He concluded his lecture by saying that Arab
or Islamic Science was not simply an intermediately one rather
renaissance was much an integration of Islamic science. The further
contents of the lecture may be accessed at
http://www.khwarzimic.org/islam/report_saliba.htm
Earlier Mr. Sidique Awan Co-incharge of the
Debating Society introduced the guest speaker is one of the leading
authorities of the subject of Islamic Science. His lecture was
attended the faculty members from all disciplines and some renowned
Physicists from LUMS.
Prof. Saliba also visited the main Library and the department of
English Languages and Literature of the varsity where he was engaged
by the faculty members in a fruitful conversation on the paradigms
of the terms “Islamic” and “The Renaissance”.
(05-11-2007)
GCU Debating Society Organizes Annual Internal Urdu Debate Contest
The Debating
Society of GC University Lahore today organized its annual internal
Urdu declamation contest 2007 in the Bokhari auditorium of the
university. More than 30 orators participated in the contest.
The debaters
expressed their views on the topic “freedom of thought is the
creation of Satan”. The debaters detailed their elaborations on the
topic which was widely applauded by the audience. Imran Feroze was
declared the best speaker of the contest while Saad-ul- Hasan and
Sachal Saleem got second and third position respectively.
The adjudicators
of the ceremony included Abdul Waheed, Prof. Tariq Zaidi and Sohaib
Arshad. The chief guest of the ceremony Dean of Languages, Oriental
& Islamic Learning Prof. Dr. Sohail Ahmed Khan highly appreciated
the quality speech work of the orators and hoped that the activities
like debate contest help the students groom their talent and enhance
their potential. “Knack of speech is an expertise and a path to
transform a student’s personality into a mature and civilized
person”, he said and added that an orator is well aware of his
circumstances and surroundings and knowledge-packed orientations
inculcate among the students the spirit to know and express in a
decent manner.
Later, the chief
guest gave away prizes to the winners of the contest.
(12-10-2007)
GCUDS Holds BOTH Inter AND INTRA varsity Qiraat aND Na’at
Contests
GCU Debating Society organized Qiraat and Naat inter and
intra-university competitions at Bokhari Auditorium of the
Varsity. Qari Khalid Hameed of Minhaj-ul-Quran University
Lahore has got top position in Inter-varsity Qiraat Contest.
Muhammad Zaman of Allama Iqbal Medical College and Hafiza Fiza
Iqbal of Lahore College for Women University got second and
third position respectively.
In the Naat competition, Qari Ansar Ijaz of
Minhaj-ul-Quran University bagged the top position whereas
Nasir Hameed of Allama Iqbal Medical College and Tahira
Ibrahim of Lahore College for Women University won second and
third positions respectively.
In intra-varsity Qiraat Competition Hafiz Umer Saleem,
Hafiz Obaidullah and Hafiz Zaheer ud Din Babar were awarded
first, second and third prize. In Naat Competition Ms. Asma
Tasleem Gillani, Muhammad Saad Farooqi, and Muhammad Fiaz got
first, second and third positions respectively. It is
pertinent to mention that over 60 participants from 20
institutions of the capital participated in the competition.
Eminent scholar and poet Prof. Dr. Khurshid Rizvi was the
chief guest of the intervarsity competitions. Dr. Sultan Shah,
Prof. Tariq Zaidi and Hafiz Muhammad Naeem adjudicated the
contest.
(02-10-2007)
GCU team wins Qiraat Competition 2007
The GC University Lahore Debating Society won
the Annual Collegiate Qiraat competition 2007 hosted by the
Nazria-e-Pakistan Trust at the
Aiwan-e-Karkunan-e-Tehreek-e-Pakistan Lahore. Hafiz
Ubaidullah and Hafiz Mutahar Ali were declared the second
and third best Qari respectively. Overall, the GCU Lahore
was declared the best Qiraat team.
(21-09-2007)
GCU HAS WON ARMY BURN HALL COLLEGE CILINGUAL DECLAMATION
TROPHY 2007
The GCU Debating Society has won the coveted
Team Trophy at All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation Contest
2007, held at Army Burn Hall College Abbottabad on 10th and
11th September 2007. The GCU team comprised of Ummar
Ziauddin, President GCU Debating Society, and Imran Feroze.
Ummar Ziauddin was declared the Best English Speaker of the
competition while Imran Feroze secured second prize in Urdu
category.
(13-09-07)
GCUDS OFFICE
BEARERS SESSION 2007-08
The following students have been appointed to the various
offices of the GCU Debating Society for the session 2007-08.
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President: |
Ummar Ziauddin |
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General Secretary: |
Hamza Ijaz |
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Joint Secretary: |
Omer Jee Saleemi |
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Assistant Secretary: |
Abdullah Altaf Abbassi |
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Executive Committee: |
Shuja-ur-Rehman Dogar, Abdul Quddoos,Fatima Batool,
Hina Saeed, Bushra Saeed, Fatima Hussain, Saram
Israr, S. Junaid Zafar, Kamran Khan, M. Sheheryar
Doltana, Imran Feroze, Azmat Haroon, Sardar Junaid
Khan, Ali Asghar, Mian Fraz Mansoor Ali,
Habib-ur-Rehman. |
(08-09-2007)
GCU LIFTS
KEMCU URDU DECLAMATION TROPHY
The GCU Debating team comprising of M. Saram Israr and
Abdullah Abbasi has lifted the team trophy in the Urdu
Category of the ‘All Pakistan Annual Parliamentary
debates-2007’ held at the King Edward Medical University
Lahore. Rana Hamza Ijaz, Joint Secretary of the debating
society of GCU was adjudged the best Urdu speaker while Umar
Ziauddin, General Secretary of the society was declared the
best English speaker in the All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation
Contest-2007.
(02-05-2007)
GCU DEBATING TEAM RANKED BEST AMONG ALL THE UNIVERSITIES OF
THE PUNJAB
GC University Lahore has been ranked the best university
among the universities of Punjab at the provincial round of
the ‘All Pakistan Prime Minister’s Shield English Debate’
organized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in
its Lahore regional office. The GCU debating team comprised of
Ms. Sofia Anees Siddiqi and Umar Ziauddin will now represent
the Punjab province at the final round of the ‘All Pakistan
Prime Minister’s Shield’ to be held in Islamabad. It is
pertinent to mention that in the individual category Sofia
Anees Siddiqi was declared the best speaker of the contest.
The Chairperson of CM’s Task Force on Education, Dr. Nighat
Agha chaired the proceedings.
The Vice Chancellor GC University Lahore Prof. Dr. Khalid
Aftab has lauded the talent, zeal and perseverance of both the
speakers which was reflected in their latest feat.
(26-04-2007)
GCUDS Lifts Bilingual Declamation Trophy
The GC
University Lahore has won the team trophy at the All Pakistan
bilingual declamation contest 2007 held under the auspices of
Chand Bagh High School. Mian Faraz declared best speaker at
individual level in Urdu category while Umer Jee Saleemi was
declared the second best speaker in English category.
(21-02-2007)
GCU team awarded Saram Aizaaz
from APWA COLLEGE LAHORE
A team of GC
University Lahore participated in the annual literary gala
held at APWA College for Women and won the Saram Aizaaz. Ms.
Fatima Hussain of GC University was declared 3rd best speaker
in English category while Fatima Batool and Ms. Mina Ilyas won
first and third prizes respectively in Urdu category. Ms.
Fatima Batool also won the consolation prize in the poetry
competition.
(21-02-2007)
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