A total of 56,263 enthusiasts participated in the event. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ
The record was established at the opening of the Punjab Youth Festival at the jam-packed National Hockey Stadium on Saturday as a total of 56,263 enthusiasts participated in the event. The record had previously been held by Argentina where 49,850 participants waved their national flag.
Pakistani youth have established 29 world records during the ongoing Punjab Youth Festival. More than 60,000 students of different educational institutions took part in these record breaking activities.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif graced the occasion as chief guest, while diplomats of around 14 countries, several members of National and Provincial Assemblies, Provincial Minister for Sports Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Sports Secretary Muhammad Khan Khichi, Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director General Usman Anwar and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
“This is a big success for Pakistanis and I congratulate everyone for this great achievement,” Provincial Minister for Sports Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said.
Mashhood also presented this year’s first Guinness World Record certificate to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. This certificate was awarded to Pakistani youth for breaking the record of the largest human flag. Pakistan snatched this record from Bangladesh who achieved this feat with the participation of 27,117 individuals.
“The credit goes to the management for arranging this mega event with great discipline, and the participants defying heavy rain,” said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Director General Usman Anwar.
Indian contingent
A 81-member Indian contingent, comprising 66 athletes and 15 officials, led by Bophinder Singh arrived here Saturday for the Pakistan-India Punjab Games being held under the auspices of the Punjab Youth Festival (PYF) 2014.
Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Madiha Rana along with officials of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) received the guests at Wahga Border.
Speaking at the occasion, Bophinder Singh thanked the people of Punjab for their warm welcome and confessed that Punjab people were really great hosts.
“We will try out best to win maximum events of Punjab Games and if we do not win, we will win the hearts of the Pakistani people,” he said.
He stressed on holding more events like this between the two neighbouring countries. “Sports create peace, harmony and good relations among countries. We are hopeful that the successful holding of Pakistan-India Punjab Games will bring the people of both the countries closer and help in strengthening our relations.”
The two-day Punjab Games, which are one of the major events of the Punjab Youth Festival (PYF) 2014, will begin March 3.
An exhibition has been organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Several public and private educational institutions are participating in this exhibition. Thousands of students from 47 universities will participate in this event.
Talking to media, Mashhood said that the Punjab government will continue to highlight the talents of the youth in various fields through the Punjab Youth Festival (PYF).
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@Josh: let them do what ever they want we will only live once see why not cheer for out country
The true Pakistani record would be when a bureaucrat, high ranking military person,Top politicians including Prime ministers,are punished for corruption. That first has still to occur. That would be the day when Pakistanis can hold their head high and not for these frivolous exercises like flag waving.
First Pakistan topped the Google searches for a type of words and now, it's first in flag waving?! Surely the country has exciting times ahead!
Pakistan and North Korea are the top countries where flag waving is an event of world fame. No education, hard work, training or mental achievement is involved. Dil ke behlane to Ghalib yeh khiyal acha hai.
India gets rid of polio and goes to mars. We get rid of sanity and wave flags. Seriously, is not something wrong?
Relax people, no need to get all worked up. Was anyone hurt or put to inconvenience while getting this record? It's little bit of harmless fun. Life is hard as it is, why deny oneself little joy?
@just_someone idiots like you are the reason for us being in the situation we are!!
wow, what is the vision ?
No wonder no body is listening to the aggreived Baloch families protesting in the great federal capital
Another Noon League drama... come on Pakistan, make records which helps Pakistan. Not just waving Flags... how much money we wasted doing it... This pathetic and height of immaturity.
All records are great. Stop this negative approach of criticizing! Keep political differences on a side and think positively. What such records instill in students is nationalism. When they go for one record then they'll go for a second and a third and so on! Congratulations Pakistan for acheiving each and every record.
In the atmosphere of insecurity, terror and financial instability organizing such a successful event is an amazing achievement. Breaking these seemingly insignificant world records can help boost the morale of so many Pakistanis who are sick and tired of watching grim news programs all day on their television screens.
Not everything should be criticized people. Please re-think your criticism before posting a comment online. Thank you.
im still waiting for that bullet train NS promised, well, ill just wait and wave a flag until it's built.
World is shooting for the galaxies and planets far far away and we're stuck at waving flags for ridiculously imbecile records. Such is our immaturity, insecurity and sham pride.
Come on Pakistan... There are better records to be chased - this is a waste of time for all the people gathered. Seriously shows the lack of entertainment available for participants!
keep the nation busy with these inane thing while we risk not having a flag to wave very soon!