70,000 Pakistanis set world record for singing national anthem simultaneously

LAHORE: At least 70,000 Pakistanis sang the national anthem together at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore on Saturday 20th October 2012 to set a new world record breaking India’s record.

Abida Parveen honoured with lifetime achievement award in India

Abida Parveen, The Pakistani Sufi Singer has been awarded by Life Time Achievement Award in India.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan in familiar territory

Pakistan didn't know until late on Tuesday night whether they'd have to keep their hotel reservations in Colombo for a few more days. But when South Africa's Robin Peterson gloved a ball for a single to take the score to 122 against India, a roar went around the Premadasa.

Youngest Photographer in Karachi to Set World Record

Daniyal Ali Azfar, who seems poised to break the world record as the Youngest Photographer, had his work put on display here on Sunday.

Pakistani students win int’l award with film on drone attacks

A short film by two Pakistani students on US drone attacks in Pakistan and their impact on society has won an international film award, however they were refused US visa to receive the award in Washington.

Pakistani cotton scientist declared the world’s best in 2012

A Pakistan-based scientist has been honoured by the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), the body said in a statement released this week.

Dr Yusuf Zafar, who is the director general agriculture and biotechnology at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was declared ‘Scientist of the Year-2012’ for his pioneering work in the cotton biotechnology sector.

Virtual University wins global award

Islamabad: The Awards Committee of the Open Course Ware Consortium has selected the Virtual University of Pakistan’s Open Course Ware site for the ‘2012 Outstanding New Site Award for Open Course Ware Excellence’, says a press release.

''Saving Face’' wins Oscar Award for best documentary short

“Saving Face” won the Oscar for documentary short at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday.

The Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy film follows British plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad, who returns to his homeland (Pakistan) to help victims of acid burns. The film follows one woman as she fights to see that the perpetrators of the crime are imprisoned for life.

The documentary competed against “God Is the Bigger Elvis,” a Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson film about a mid-century starlet who chose the church over Hollywood; “The Barber of Birmingham,” a Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday film that follows the life of 85-year-old barber James Armstrong and the legacy of the civil rights movement; James Spione’s war film “Incident in New Baghdad”; and “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” a film by Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen that follows survivors of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and their struggle to recover from the wave that crushed their homes and lives.

Pakistani Ahmed Amin makes world record in Martial Arts

Another Pakistani, Ahmed Amin Bodla has brought the fame for the country and set a Guiness Record by making 6,370 kicks in one hour  on Wednesday.

The Pakistani Taekwondo expert has broken the previous record by Indian Jayanth Reddy who made 2,982 kicks in August 2011.

Amin had earlier set a record of the Most Martial Arts Kicks in one minute and after achieving the record he had said he had appetite to breaking the record of making most kicks during one year. And he has done the job today.