Pak Embasy awards winners of essay competition

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 20: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organised award ceremonies, in Kathmandu on Tuesday, for the 13th Annual Ambassador of Pakistan Essay Writing Competition and the 9th Annual Ambassador of Pakistan Speech Competition 2026. 

The essay competition was conducted on 'Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mainstreaming the Demand for Pakistan through Constitutional Means”. Pratik Pokhrel from Viswa Niketan Secondary School secured first position. Dakshesh Ghimire from Chand Bagh School secured second position, while Nitin Thapa from Pranjali World School stood third. 

The winners received certificates, cash prizes and special prizes. The essay competition was organised to commorate 150th birth anniversary of Jinnah, the Embassy informed in a statement. 

Likewise, the speech competition focused on the topic 'Will AI Engulf Libraries?'. Vishwakala Nepal from Reliance College secured first position in the competition while Tshring Tamang from National Law College stood second and Bipyum Chaulagain from St. Xavier College secured third position. Participants received certificates and prizes.

The embassy said that more than 50 students from higher secondary school to university level participated in the competitions. Competitors delivered speeches and submitted essays before a panel of judges.

Addressing the programme, Pakistan's Ambassador to Nepal Abrar H. Hashmi said the competitions aimed to encourage constitutional understanding, academic participation and engagement among Nepali students.