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27 May 2007

INDO-PAK DEBATE COMPETITION

“Debate and Peace” brings India and Pakistan together. Recently Pakistan Debating Society took this initiative to reduce the gap between Indian and Pakistani students by organizing the 2nd DSP Indo-Pak debates. Two nuclear power nations had long history of differences and had fight against each other in the run of the past.

The newly started debating championship invited 8 Teams from India and Pakistan. Four teams each from India and Pakistan competed in the initial rounds of the tournament. Host of the Championship was Government College University Lahore Pakistan. The organizer followed the World Universities Debating Championships format for the Friendship Cup.

The Participating Teams Were

Representing India
Miranda House, New Delhi
Lady Shri Ram College New Delhi
Symbosis-Law College, Pune
St. Xaviers'College, Mumbai

Representing Pakistan
GC University, Lahore
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute,
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.

The competition comprised of 3 rounds, the first of which was held at the Lahore College of Arts and Sciences. Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore hosted the second round of the contest. The top two teams from India and Pakistan, which qualified for the final round, were

Lady Shri Ram College New Delhi, India
Symbosis-Law College, Pune, India
GC University Lahore, Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan

Champion:
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Runners-up:
Symbosis Law College, Pune, India
The Best Speaker of the final
Vikram Chaudhry, Symbosis Law College, Pune, India

Good Luck to Peace

(Source: GC University Lahore Website)

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