Pakistanis in the record books

*Largest Mosque 

 The largest mosque 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.



* 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.


* Most World Championship Squash Titles  

1975, Jansher Khan has clinched the title eight times, with his relative Jahangir coming close behind winning six titles.



* 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. 


* 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. 



* 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.


 

* 2,503 push-ups: Pakistani breaks world record

Pakistani wrestler Munir Ahmed on Monday registered his name amongst world record holders with his herculean 2,503 push-ups.


* 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 Organisation

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.



* 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.
 



* 19 girls and 1 car on top of the world

Aymen and 18 other girls, from different A’ Level institutions across the city, including KGS and Southshore School, managed to break a previous record by fitting into the vehicle with its doors closed for five seconds.



* World Record of Spinning A Fry Pan on Finger 

 
 A Pakistani 17-year Boy ,Jawwad Iqbal Gaba, Set a World Record of Spinning A Fry Pan on Finger for More Than 30 Minutes.




* New world record created as 5885 youth recite national anthem
 

The youth of Karachi claim that it broke the world record of reciting national anthem together as thousand of young men recited national anthem on 64th Independence Day at Defence Stadium Karachi.The ceremony was held on the midnight, when clock struck 12:00 ‘O Clock in the night, thousands of young men recited national anthem by becoming single voice in the light of their cellular phone to express their patriotism and broke the world record.