King Edward Debating Society (KEDS) held its annual event, the 16th All Pakistan Declamation Championship from 28th to 29th April 2015, which was participated in by more than 30 teams.
Each team comprised of an English and an Urdu speaker, with one speaking on a serious and the other on a humorous topic.After heated speeches in the initial rounds on 28 April, the finalists were selected who battled it out on the 29th.
Here a few clicks from the event; enjoy!
Day 1
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| The venue - New Auditorium |
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| Left to Right: Syed Ahmad Raza (Vice President KEDS) ; Shaarif Bashir (President KEDS) ; Ruhma Ihsan (Vice President KEDS) Photo Courtesy: Danial Ali |
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| They say, "If you can do it in KE, you can do it anywhere" THE toughest crowd of Pakistan Photo Courtesy: Danial Ali |
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| A speaker from Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad |
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| Team AIMC |
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| Dr. Sidrah Latif (ex President KEDS) sharing her critique |
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| Finalists being announced |
Day 2
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| The Chairs of 16th APDC |
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| A Punjabi speaker |
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| A speaker from GC University |
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| A speaker from NUST Business School H-12 Campus Islamabad |
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| Representing Superior University |
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| A speaker from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) |
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| A speaker from FAST Faisalabad |
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| The worthy adjudicators |
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| Team KEDS closing the house Left: Ahmed Rafay Afzal Right: Khawaja Hassan Akhtar |
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| Dr. Saad Mussarat (ex President KEDS) expressing his views |
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| Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qazi Saeed expressing his views |
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| One of the adjudicators, Mr. Waleed bin Shahid announcing the results |
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| Winner English Category |
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| Winner Urdu Category |
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| Team Trophy: PU Lahore |
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| And the all important: Oragnisers' group photo! :P Photo Courtesy: KEDS Facebook group |