Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Punjab nominates GCU students for training abroad

Lahore: Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Punjab has nominated two students of Government College University, Lahore Disaster Risk Management Society, Hafiz Ali Haider and Waqar Ahmad Chandio, for the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Youth Leadership Academic Training which is going to be held in August this year at Valikielde High School Copenhagen, Denmark.

The two students have fulfilled the tough criteria of Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Punjab and outclassed their competitors belonging to other institutions. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman and Disaster Risk Management Society Advisor Iqtidar Mirza congratulated the Hafiz Ali Haider and Waqar Ahmad Chandio.

Meanwhile,The Debating Society of Government College University, Lahore has won the All Pakistan Debates Championship organized by the University of Engineering and Technology Lahore. In declamation contest, GCU student Awais Malik stood first in Urdu, while Ahmed Ch was second in the English. In Parliamentary debates, the GCU team comprising of Hamza Abbas and Hassan Qadeer lifted the prestigious team trophy. It is pertinent to mention that the GCU Debating Society had set unprecedented record of winning 285 oratory awards last year and they were likely to break their record this year. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman appreciated the excellence of GCU orators in debates at the national and international level.