Pakistan regained the world record of making the largest human flag

Lahore: Pakistan regained the world record of making the largest human flag here at National Hockey Stadium on Saturday.

A total of 29040 children gathered at the world’s largest National Hockey Stadium to break the Bangladesh record. In the last Punjab Youth Festival 2012, Pakistan created the record of largest human flag with the participation of more than 24,200 people later Bangladesh broke with the participation of 27,117 students and armymen.

It was felt that due to consecutive rain and bad weather, it would be postponed but the passion and enthusiasm of the youth and organisers’ dedication made the impossible possible and helped the country regain the world record of the largest human flag.

The moments were really remarkable when students broke the world record as they first thanked Allah Almighty for the successful attempt and then greeted each other on becoming world record holders. Few had tears of joy in their eyes and many were dancing with gladness to celebrate this great achievement.

Talking to media, the students gave credit of breaking the world record to Punjab Chief Minister Mian M Shahbaz Sharif, his team, their parents and the entire nation’s prayers. “We cannot express our feelings in words and we are happy that we helped the country in regaining the world record and earning goof name for it globally. We are committed to break more such records and winning laurels for the country.”

Guinness adjudicator Leo and Maria Anataalia after counting through the line and rows of the formation declared the first Guinness World Record of largetest human flag for Pakistan.

Leo said: “There has been a skilful display of determination shown by these students and officially it was an amazing world record for Pakistan.”

Speaking on the occasion MNA and chief of the provincial steering committee Miann Hamza Shahbaz Sharif said that the lions of Punjab have taken the country’s name above the Himalayas in such a difficult time when it was raining.

“The Punjab government has established an endowment fund of Rs two billion for talented youngsters to follow their dream. It you want to be cricketer of a badminton player of repute, the government is there is support you,” he maintained.

The Punjab Sports Board gathered around 35000 children from different schools of Lahore division to get the largest flag record back from Bangladesh which in fact broke Pakistan previous year’s record established at the same venue in 2012.