02-10-2010, 08:13 PM
* Pakistan in Guinness Book of World Records *
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Widest Gauge Railway
The widest gauge in standard use is 1.676 m (5 ft 6 in). This wide gauge is used in Spain, Portugal, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, and Chile. The narrower standard gauge, 1.435 m (4.698 ft), is more common in much
of America and Europe.
Fastest Cricket Bowler
The highest electronically measured speed for a ball bowled by any bowler is 100.23mph (161.3km/h) by Shoaib Akhtar
(Pakistan) against England on 22 February 2003 in a World Cup match at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib burst onto the cricket scene in 1999, but has since struggled to cement a
first choice place in the Pakistan line-up. He has played for many teams, including: Agriculture Development Bank of
Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi Cricket Association, Somerset, Khan Research Labs, Durham,
Lashings and Pakistan.
Largest Masjid
The largest Masjid is Shah Faisal Mosque, near Islamabad, Pakistan. The total area of the complex is 18.97 ha
(46.87 acres), with the covered area of the prayer hall being 0.48 ha (1.19 acres). It can accommodate 100,000
worshippers.
Largest Football (Soccer)
A football made from artificial leather PV-PVC and hand-sewn by staff at Ihsan Sports of Hajipura, Sialkot, Pakistan,
had a diameter of 4m (13ft 1in) when measured on 30 June 2002.
The super-sized soccer ball an exact replica of the company's standard football was made from 32 separate panels
that were laminated, printed then hand-stitched together. It was unveiled at the Al Faysaliah shopping mall in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by members of the Disabled Children's Society. "I was amazed at the size of the football," said
one spectator, "and I imagine it would be really hard to actually play with."
Heaviest Weight Lifted With Ear
The heaviest weight lifted using only the ear is 51.7 kg (113 lb 15 oz) by Zafar Gill (Pakistan), who lifted gym weights
hanging from a clamp attached to his right ear and held the weight for seven seconds on May 26, 2004 at Lahore, Pakistan.
Largest Volunteer Ambulance Organization
Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan) began his ambulance service in 1948, ferrying injured people to hospital. Today, his
radio-linked network includes 500 ambulances all over Pakistan, and attracts funds of US$5 million a year.
Largest Appendix Removed
An appendix removed from a 55-year-old Pakistani man on June 11, 2003, at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,
Islamabad, Pakistan, measured 23.5 cm (9.2 in) in length. The operation was carried out by Dr. Riaz Ahmed Khokhar.
The appendix is a long, thin, worm-like pouch sticking out of the join between the large and small intestines.
Doctors are still not sure of its purpose or even if it has a purpose and although it contains immune-system cells,
if it's surgically removed, health doesn't suffer.
Smallest Qur'an
The smallest published Koran book measures 1.7 cm x 1.28 cm x 0.72 cm (0.66 in x 0.50 in x 0.28 in). It is published in
an unabridged, bound version, in fine print Arabic and is 571 pages long. Dr Muhammad Karim Beebani at October 15, 2004
in Pakistan.
Youngest Cricket Test Player
The youngest Test player ever is Hasan Raza (Pakistan) who made his debut, aged 14 years 227 days, against Zimbabwe at
Faisalabad, Pakistan on 24 October 1996.
Born 11 March 1982 in Karachi, like other Pakistani cricketers Raza was given test match experience very early.
The right-handed batsmen has played for Pakistan Customs, Habib Bank Limited, Karachi Cricket Association, and Pakistan.
Largest Flaming Image Using Candles
The largest flaming candle image took place at the Serena Hotel in Faisalabad, Pakistan when 48 people lit 8,154 candles
to create the Sandoz logo on December 31, 2003.
Most Men's Squash World Team Titles
The most men's squash world championship team titles won is six, by Australia, in 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1989, and 1991;
and Pakistan, in 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1993.
Jahangir Khan
Jahangir is listed in Guinness Book of World Records as having the most world championship squash titles.
He was unbeaten in competitive play for five years. During that time he won 555 matches consecutively.
This was not only the longest winning streak in squash history, but also one of longest unbeaten runs by any athlete in
top-level professional sport.
Pakistani student blazes his way into Guinness Book of World Record
Sitting seven A-levels might easily have done the trick, even though he had started to study some of the subjects only
three days before the exam.
But he was determined to get some good grades. So he sat another three, and three more. Then another nine.
Just in case, he took a couple of AS levels along the way.
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The 18 year-old boy genius took the long list of exams within 12-months netting himself 22 A grades, one B and one C
Most World Championship Squash Titles
Since the World Open was inaugurated in 1975, Jansher Khan has clinched the title eight times, with his relative Jahangir
coming close behind winning six titles. But Jahangir has also claimed three International Squash Rackets Federation world
individual titles, taking his tally of World titles to a record-breaking total of nine. In 1982 Jahangir astonished
everyone by winning the International Squash Players Association Championship without losing a single point! Jansher
played in his first World Open in 1987 in Birmingham, England, beating Jahangir in the semi-final. Jansher has only once
failed to make it to the final in the 10 World Opens he has played.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
The famous Khan family have dominated the sport of squash for over 50 years. The champion family originates from a village
called Nawakille in Pakistan. Jansher (born in 1960 and whose name means "Lion-Hearted") succeeded his relatives -
Peshawar, Hashim, Azam, Roshan, Moibullah (Senior), and Jahangir, all of them champion squash stars. Since 1950, the family
has won 29 British Opens.
GUESS WHAT?Jansher Khan has beaten Australian Chris Dittmara
staggering 17 times in the finals! For much of Chris' career
he was ranked No.2 in the world, but finally managed to push Jansher off the top spot in the last week of his career.