BHC brings GREAT Debate to Balochistan.

ISLAMABAD -- The British High Commission continued the fifth edition of its GREAT Debate competition with a regional round at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management (BUITEMS) in Quetta yesterday. The competition featured 27 students from nine different universities across Balochistan. At the end of an intense competition, Asmat Ullah from BUITEMS was the winner and Muhammad Umair from the University of Balochistan was the runner-up. The GREAT Debate competition is taking place from December 2019 to March 2020 in six cities across Pakistan. Fouzia Younis, Director of Communication at the British High Commission said: 'I am delighted that we have brought our GREAT Debate competition to Balochistan for the second consecutive year. It's fantastic to see the vibrancy and energy ofthe youth of Quetta who have participated in this competition in strong numbers. The topics that were debated included climate change, an important issue that will shape our future.

This is especially important as the UK prepares to host a major UN summit on climate change in November 2020. 'The competition gives the youth of this country a platform to participate in debates, interact with other students from different universities and hone their skills in research, analytical...