Westminster Debating Society

Westminster Debating Society has long established itself as a force to be reckoned with. WDS has produced some of the finest debaters and coaches in Pakistan. Our students have represented Pakistan in the World Debating Championships since 2014. Today, WDS continues to dominate the debating circuit of Pakistan, sweeping up accolades in every debate format we have tried our hand at.
Teams from Westminster have won some of the most prestigious tournaments in Pakistan and around the globe. Students from Westminster are some of the strongest contenders for positions on the national debate team, with six students having previously attained this distinction. In recent years, Seema Farheen Qureshi Debating Championship hosted by Westminster has established itself as one of the most prestigious tournaments of Pakistan where the best debaters from the country compete to be crowned the champions.

Accomplishments
  • Champions – Raziuddin Shaikh All Pakistan Championship 2016 & 2018.
  • Champions – Seema F. Qureshi National Championship 2016 & 2024.
  • Champions – Headstart Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024 & 2026.
  • Champions – Islamabad Schools Debating Championship 2024 & 2025.
  • Champions – Sondhis International Debating Championship.
  • Champions – Shahjiwana International Championship 2015.
  • Champions – Hareem Khan National Challenge Cup 2015.
  • Champions – Beaconhouse Debating Championship 2025.
  • Finalists – Trinity School Lahore Invitational Debating Championship 2026.
  • Finalists – Pak Debate Forum Pre-Nationals 2026.
  • Finalists – DSP Urdu National Debating Championship 2024.

President: Fatima Ahmad Khan
Vice President: Adeena Shehzad
Vice President Public Speaking: Asad Ullah Khan
Head – Media & Publicity: Zahra Sharafat Abbas
Executive Members: Xunaira Yasir, Moeed Mohid Karim

  • President: Sophia Usman
  • Vice President: Rahima Khan
  • Executive Members: Nushwa Fatima
  • President: Urwa Hayat
  • Vice President: Sophia Usman
  • Co-Vice President: Saria Fahad
  • Executive Member: Rayan Osman Maqbool
  • Head: Eshal Asad
  • Deputy Head: Inaya Gulfaraz Ali
  • Head: Maryum Salam
  • Deputy Head: Fareesay Najeeb Alam

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Speech is power:

Speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The spoken word is a powerful weapon. Throughout human history the power of the spoken word has changed the very way we live and experience life; from bringing about revolutions to changing fates of nations. Debates teach individuals how to hone this weapon, and turn the act of speaking into an art. Powered and motivated with a message, what we say in a debate not only helps us express our opinions effectively but also has a lasting impact on those around us. The Westminster Debating Society creates master debaters that aren’t only skillful orators but responsible individuals that use their most useful asset, their speech, to make the world a better place.