Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with the debating team which represented Pakistan and won the international debating championship

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with the debating team which represented Pakistan and won the international debating championship held in Mexico earlier this month as part of IDEA Youth Forum 2012. 45 countries including the USA and UK participated in this Karl Popper Debating Championship; Pakistan competed against South Korea in the final on the topic that Guantanamo Bay Prison should be closed down immediately and won speaking for the topic. CM met with the team comprising of Azeem Liaqat (SICAS), Ahmed Shujaan (Aitchison College), their coach Daniyal and the adjudicator Rida. CM presented certificates to the team along with a cash prize of 500,000 rupees, CM also announced the establishment of the Chief Minister's Debating Society to train children studying in public institutions in the art of Parliamentary Debates. CM stated that the Punjab Government will support the Debating Society of Pakistan and also hold competitions in which Public Institutions like Danish School will compete against private schools.