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Pakistan in Guinness Book of World Records
Widest Gauge Railway
The widest gauge in standard use is 1.676 m (5 ft 6 in). This widegauge is used in Spain, Portugal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, SriLanka, Argentina, and Chile. The narrower standard gauge, 1.435 m(4.698 ft), is more common in much of America and Europe.

Most Men's Squash World Team Titles
The most men's squash world championship team titles won is six, byAustralia, in 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1989, and 1991; and Pakistan, in1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1993.

Most World Championship Squash Titles
Since the World Open was inaugurated in 1975, Jansher Khan has clinchedthe title eight times, with his relative Jahangir coming close behindwinning six titles. But Jahangir has also claimed three InternationalSquash Rackets Federation world individual titles, taking his tally ofWorld titles to a record-breaking total of nine. In 1982 Jahangirastonished everyone by winning the International Squash PlayersAssociation Championship without losing a single point! Jansher playedin his first World Open in 1987 in Birmingham, England, beatingJahangir in the semi-final. Jansher has only once failed to make it tothe final in the 10 World Opens he has played.

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The famous Khan family have dominated the sport of squash for over 50years. The champion family originates from a village called Nawakillein 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?
JansherKhan has beaten Australian Chris Dittmar a staggering 17 times in thefinals! For much of Chris' career he was ranked No.2 in the world, butfinally managed to push Jansher off the top spot in the last week ofhis career.

Most Wickets In A One-Day International Career
The most wickets taken over a one-day international cricket career is440 by Pakistan's Wasim Akram in 319 matches between 1985 and 2001.Wasim took the wickets at an average of 24.04 runs. Born in 1966Lahore, Wasim Akram started playing cricket, like many Pakistanis, onthe streets. He made his international debut at the age of 18 after aninvitation to join the national team's training camp as they preparedfor a match against New Zealand. Wasim's ability to move the ball inthe air combined with his pace and accuracy has earned him a reputationas one of the world's best fast bowlers. In February 2000, he receiveda Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Fastest Cricket Bowler
The highest electronically measured speed for a ball bowled by anybowler is 100.23mph (161.3km/h) by Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) againstEngland on 22 February 2003 in a World Cup match at Newlands, CapeTown, South Africa.

Nicknamed the 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaibburst onto the cricket scene in 1999, but has since struggled to cementa first choice place in the Pakistan line-up. He has played for manyteams, including: Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, PakistanInternational Airlines, Rawalpindi Cricket Association, Somerset, KhanResearch Labs, Durham, Lashings and Pakistan.

Largest Mosque
The largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque, near Islamabad, Pakistan. Thetotal area of the complex is 18.97 ha (46.87 acres), with the coveredarea of the prayer hall being 0.48 ha (1.19 acres). It can accommodate100,000 worshippers.

Largest Football (Soccer)
Afootball made from artificial leather PV-PVC and hand-sewn by staff atIhsan Sports of Hajipura, Sialkot, Pakistan, had a diameter of 4m (13ft1in) when measured on 30 June 2002.
The super-sized soccer ball – anexact replica of the company's standard football – was made from 32separate panels that were laminated, printed then hand-stitchedtogether. It was unveiled at the Al Faysaliah shopping mall in Riyadh,Saudi Arabia, by members of the Disabled Children's Society. "I wasamazed at the size of the football," said one spectator, "and I imagineit 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 clampattached to his right ear and held the weight for seven seconds on May26, 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 networkincludes 500 ambulances all over Pakistan, and attracts funds of US$5million a year.

Largest Appendix Removed
An appendixremoved from a 55-year-old Pakistani man on June 11, 2003, at PakistanInstitute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, measured 23.5 cm(9.2 in) in length. The operation was carried out by Dr. Riaz AhmedKhokhar.

The appendix is a long, thin, worm-like pouchsticking 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 surgicallyremoved, health doesn't suffer.

Smallest Koran
Thesmallest published Koran book measures 1.7 cm x 1.28 cm x 0.72 cm (0.66in x 0.50 in x 0.28 in). It is published in an unabridged, boundversion, in fine print Arabic and is 571 pages long. Dr Muhammad KarimBeebani at October 15, 2004 in Pakistan.

Highest Margin Of Victory - One Day Int.
The largest victory margin is 233 runs by Pakistan against Bangladesh(320 for the loss of three wickets to 87 all out), at Dhaka,Bangladesh, on June 2, 2000.

Youngest Cricket Test Player
The youngest Test player ever is Hasan Raza (Pakistan) who made hisdebut, aged 14 years 227 days, against Zimbabwe at Faisalabad, Pakistanon 24 October 1996.

Born 11 March 1982 in Karachi, like otherPakistani cricketers Raza was given test match experience very early.The right-handed batsmen has played for Pakistan Customs, Habib BankLimited, Karachi Cricket Association, and Pakistan.

Largest Flaming Image Using Candles
The largest flaming candle image took place at the Serena Hotel inFaisalabad, Pakistan when 48 people lit 8,154 candles to create theSandoz logo on December 31, 2003.

Largest collection of dummies (pacifiers)
Since 1995, Dr. Muhammad Mustansar of the Children's Hospital andInstitute of Child Health in Lahore, Pakistan has been collectingdummies as an educational movement against them. The collection nowamounts to 1,994 dummies of different colors and shapes, each obtainedfrom individual mothers.

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Largest tea bag
The largest tea bag was made by Lipton Yellow Label of Lever Brothers,Pakistan Ltd weighing 8.9 kg (19.62 lb) and was displayed at the AvariTowers Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan on 22 June 2002.

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Youngest civil judge
Muhammad Ilyas passed the examination enabling him to become a CivilJudge in July 1952 at the age of 20 years 9 months, althoughformalities such as medicals meant that it was not until eight monthslater that he started work as a Civil Judge in Lahore, Pakistan.