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Roll of Honour
Fifteen years in debate: first as a speaker, then as a coach in Lahore’s schools, then as Head Coach of Pakistan. Choose a board, and tap any line for the full story.
ROLL OF HONOUR
PRINCIPAL HONOURS
2015
WSDC SEMI-FINALIST
As a speaker, with Team Pakistan · Singapore
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Broke third with eight wins from eight preliminary rounds, then lost the semi-final to Singapore, the eventual champions. Pakistan’s best result in two decades.
2020
HEAD COACH OF PAKISTAN, WSDC
Octofinals at the first online WSDC
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Five wins from six preliminary rounds. During the season, members of Pakistan’s national and reserve teams won the LSE Debating Championship, LUMS IV, Shahjiwana International and UNSW Pre-Australs (ESL).
2022–23
JUNIOR AND SENIOR NATIONALS, ONE SEASON
ISL Ring Road
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The first school in recent history to hold both titles at once. Three of its speakers made Pakistan’s WSDC team that year, the first time one school had placed three since 2008.
2024
HEAD COACH OF PAKISTAN, WSDC
Octofinals; lost to Scotland, the eventual champions
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Five wins from eight preliminary rounds. During the season the squad won UPenn WSDC, breaking first with three top-three speakers, reached the finals of Princeton WSDC and Everest IDC and the semi-finals of Transatlantic and AODC, with several top-ten speaker rankings.
2025
6TH BEST SPEAKER IN THE WORLD, WSDC
A student coached here
Student names are withheld. References are shared in consultation.
PAKISTAN AT THE WORLD SCHOOLS
2014
OCTOFINALS, WSDC
As a speaker, with Team Pakistan · Bangkok
2015
SEMI-FINALS, WSDC
As a speaker, with Team Pakistan · Singapore
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Broke third with eight wins from eight; lost to Singapore, the eventual champions.
2020
HEAD COACH OF PAKISTAN
Octofinals at the first online WSDC
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Five wins from six preliminary rounds. During the season, members of Pakistan’s national and reserve teams won the LSE Debating Championship, LUMS IV, Shahjiwana International and UNSW Pre-Australs (ESL).
2021
COACH SELECTION PANEL
Chose Pakistan’s national team coaches
2022
NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION PANEL
Chose Pakistan’s national team
2023
OCTOFINAL JUDGE, WSDC
Hanoi
2024
HEAD COACH OF PAKISTAN
Octofinals; lost to Scotland, the eventual champions
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Five wins from eight preliminary rounds. During the season the squad won UPenn WSDC, breaking first with three top-three speakers, reached the finals of Princeton WSDC and Everest IDC and the semi-finals of Transatlantic and AODC, with several top-ten speaker rankings.
WSDC: the World Schools Debating Championship, contested by national school teams.
SCHOOL PROGRAMMES · LAHORE
2016
LGS 55 MAIN
National team and reserve selections
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One speaker on Pakistan’s WSDC team, one on the reserve team.
2017–22
AITCHISON COLLEGE
Junior Nationals champions, 2020
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With the event’s Best Speaker. National team and reserve selections across 2018–2020, and several national camp shortlists.
2020–
ISL RING ROAD
Junior and Senior Nationals in one season
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Best New School at Senior Nationals in its first year. In year three the A team won five of nine local titles, including DSP Regionals on a forty-match winning streak, and the B team won Senior Nationals unbeaten. The school took Junior Nationals the same season, and three of its speakers made Pakistan’s WSDC team, the first time one school had placed three since 2008. DSP Inaugurals champions, 2023–24. Two more national team selections and one reserve in 2024.
2023–
ISL PINE AVENUE
Senior Nationals semi-finals in its first season
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Four students shortlisted for Pakistan’s national team camp, and three named to the final WSDC team.
2024–
TRINITY SCHOOL LAHORE
Won DSP Inaugurals at first entry; a student on the Pakistan team ranked 2nd Best Speaker at AWSDC 2025 and 6th Best Speaker at WSDC 2025; four camp shortlists and a reserve selection in 2025–26
Also coached at SCIL and SICAS.
AS A SPEAKER
2013
INDO-PAK DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner and Best Speaker, inaugural edition · New Delhi
2013
WORLD KARL POPPER DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Finalist and 8th Best Speaker · Galway
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Also winner and Best Speaker of the MTT side tournament.
2014
U19 SENIOR NATIONALS
Winner and 2nd Best Speaker
2014
KGS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner and Best Speaker
2014
EUROPEN
Winner, and 3rd Best ESL Speaker · Stuttgart
2014
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Octofinals with Team Pakistan · Bangkok
2014 · 2019
SONDHI DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner, twice
2015
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finalist with Team Pakistan · Singapore
2015
ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner
2018
LUMS IV
Winner
2018
SHAHJIWANA INTERNATIONAL
Winner
2019
UNITED ASIANS DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP
Octofinalist · Hanoi
13+ titles and 25+ finals. A selection.
250+ STUDENTS · SEVEN SCHOOL PROGRAMMES · 15+ NATIONAL TEAM AND RESERVE SELECTIONS
WSDC
The World Schools Debating Championship, the leading international tournament for national school teams.
Octofinals
The knockout round of the last sixteen teams.
Breaking
Qualifying for the knockout rounds. “Broke third” means ranked third after the preliminary rounds.
National team camp
Students shortlisted for the camp are trialled for Pakistan’s national team.
Reserve team
Students named as reserves to the national team.
Junior and Senior Nationals
Pakistan’s national schools debating championships for younger and older students.
Best Speaker rankings
Every speaker at a tournament is ranked individually on the judges’ scores.
ESL
English as a Second Language: a separate ranking for speakers whose first language is not English.
DSP
The Debating Society of Pakistan, which runs DSP Regionals and DSP Inaugurals.
AODC
The Asian Online Debating Championship.
IDC
International Debating Championship, as in Everest IDC.
MTT
Mixed Team Tournament: a side event in which speakers from different countries debate together.