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Gwadar Bay, Pakistan.

Gwadar Bay, Pakistan.

Gwadar Bay is located in the Gulf of Oman on the maritime border of Pakistan and Iran. It is an inlet of the Arabian Sea indenting the sandy Makran coast at the Iran–Pakistan border.

Gwadar's location and history have given it a unique blend of cultures. The Arabic influence upon Gwadar is strong as a consequence of the Omani era and its close proximity to the Arabian peninsula

Asia Cup 2014 Final , Pakistan VS Sri Lanka

Watch the final of Asia Cup 2014 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka Live from Bangladesh 

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Sri Lanka and Pakistan will go head-to-head in the final of the 2014 Asia Cup on Saturday in Dhaka, and deservedly so, as they have clearly been the best teams in the competition. 

Sri Lanka have won all their games in the round-robin group matches, while Pakistan were involved in a couple of tense finishes against India and the hosts Bangladesh.

Pakistan will be hoping to defend the title they won in 2012 but it will be tough as Sri Lanka have looked very consistent so far in the tournament.

The final is a repeat of the tournament's opening game, which saw Sri Lanka win by just 12 runs. 

Participants of the Punjab Youth Festival broke nine world records

Participants of the Punjab Youth Festival broke nine world records at the Sports Board Punjab Gymnasium Hall on Wednesday.

Capt Arbab of Pakistan Army, the star of the day, broke two world records. He performed 62 push-ups with one arm in one minute carrying a 40 lb pack. Previously, the record was held by a British man, who performed 31 push-ups over the same time with a similar weight.

He also performed the most push-ups (166) with the back of his hands in a minute breaking a Qatari citizen’s record of 132 push-ups.

Another record was broken by a team of seven participants who balanced their weight for 46 seconds in a multi layered bed of one inch nails. Formerly, a team of five Indian men had performed a similar feat.Mujataba Hasan stunned the audience by breaking 107 walnuts with nunchaku (chainsticks) in one minute. A Chinese sportsman had previously held the title with 49 walnuts broken in a minute.

Separately, Muhammad Rashid cracked 155 walnuts with his head in a minute taking away the title from an American citizen.

Rashid was followed by Farhan Ayub, who performed 38 kip-ups in one minute (break dance), taking away the record from an Englishman, who had made it with 22 kip-ups.

Nadeem Abbas performed 70 push-ups with the back of his hands carrying a 40 lb pack in one hour, setting a new record. Previously, an American had set up this record with 51 push-ups in an hour.

Ali Haider created a new record by performing 52 push-ups carrying a 60 lb pack in one minute. The previous best was 38 push-ups.

The series of Wednesday’s record breaking came to an end with Zafar Iqbal’s new record of performing 100 push-ups in one minute carrying a 40 lb pack. The record title was formerly held by Lebanon with 73 push-ups.

Minister for Sports Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan was the chief guest at the event.

Earlier, talking to reporters at the opening ceremony of the Guinness World Records, he said that the Punjab Youth Festival had provided a platform to the youth. This time, he said, the organisers aimed at attempting around 100 world records.

Later, addressing the closing ceremony, he said no one could defeat the fervor and dedication of the Pakistani nation until it had enthusiastic youngsters like Capt Arbab.

“The entire world is observing our youth as they create world records.”

Sports Board Punjab Director General Usman Anwar and Guinness World Record representatives were also present on the occasion.

On Thursday (today), the participants will attempt records for the most pull-ups in six hours, the most push-ups in six hours and the most push-ups with 40 lb pack in one hour. Attempts at the most push-ups in 12 hours and most pull-ups in 12 hours will also take place today.

Pakistanis break world record of most number of people waving flags

LAHORE: In a week that has seen a number of records being broken, the another Guinness World Record was broken on Saturday of the most number of people waving flags.

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).

Rangers misconstrue disputing couple as robbers; shoot down male spouse

KARACHI: A verbal dispute in public between married couples turned fatal when Rangers personnel allegedly misconstrued it as robbery bid and opened fire on them, thus killing a male spouse, ARY News reported on Friday.

The man was identified as Zeeshan Uddin.

The incident occurred near Nagan Chowrangi (roundabout) where a couple was wildly exchanging hot words, when Rangers personnel opened fire on them, considering it as a dacoity attempt. The firing claimed live of a male spouse, sparking protest in the neighbourhood.                                       

The wife of a man was also injured in the wake of firing.  Local residents run amok after the incident and shouted slogans against the law enforcers. Nagan Chowrangi road was also blocked for traffic due to the firing. Rangers’ personnel resorted to aerial firing to disperse the protesters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Arrest warrant issued for Umar Akmal

LAHORE: A local sessions court on Thursday issued the arrest warrant for Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal for violating traffic rules and scuffling with a traffic warden, DawnNews reported.

Also today, the court ordered that following his arrest, Akmal be produced before it on March 11.The court had summoned Akmal over the dispute with the traffic warden.Currently, Akmal is in Bangladesh as part of the team playing in the Asia Cup tournament.

Earlier on Feb 1, Umar was arrested after police said he did not stop at a traffic signal in Lahore’s Firdous market area and later brawled with a traffic warden. He was detained the same day and released a day later on a bail order issued by a local court against a surety bond of Rs100,000.

Umar has denied the charges, claiming he had been assaulted by the traffic warden first.