Zar finished first in division 14 in two minutes 29 seconds, while Mazhar Mehmood finished fifth in division 10 in the same event with a time of 01:24.71.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s Aqsa Ahmed Jangua secured silver by finishing second in the 50m women’s freestyle in 58.04 seconds.
In cycling, Mehmoona Hussain finished second in division 3 of the 500m time trial race behind India’s Meera Kumari. Khadija Irfan also finished second in division 5 of the same category to win silver.
Salman Siddiqui won bronze for the men’s squad of Pakistan by finishing third in division 10 of the 500m time trial race.
Meanwhile, special Olympian Muhammad Usman scored 12 points to help Pakistan’s basketball team defeat Portugal 23-10.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2015.
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