In connection with the on-going World Space Week, a declamation contest was organized by Space and Upper Atmosphere Research commission (SUPARCO) at its headquarters here on Wednesday.

An official of the organization said that students from 28 private and public schools presented their views on the World Space Week 2011 theme `50 Years of Human Spaceflight'.

Speeches delivered by students reflected their sound knowledge related to space technologies and their applications.

The Mama Parsi Girls Secondary School, Rangers Public School, BVS Parsi High School and Habib Girls Secondary School qualified for the final.