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Inam Butt wins gold medal at World Beach Wrestling

Just a day after Pakistan made history at the Paralympics, wrestler Inam Butt also kept the country’s flag rising high by winning gold medal at the World Beach Wrestling Series in Rome, Italy on Saturday. The other day, Haider Ali became the first Pakistani to win a gold medal at the Summer Paralympics as he hit 55.26m in Tokyo during his F37 discus throw final. Butt, who contested in the…

First Pakistani female biker Samar Khan reaches K2 base camp on cycle

SKARDU – Mountain biker and adventure athlete, Samar Khan, has become the only female cyclist to reach the base camp of the world’s tallest peak. Khan, who holds the title of the first Pakistani to summit Mount Kilimanjaro and the Biafo Glaciers in the Karakoram Range on a bike, has set a unique record by reaching the base camp of the savage mountain via cycle. In her journey, Khan cycled…

Pakistan reclaim top spot in ICC T20 rankings after beating New Zealand

Pakistan ICC T20 ranking is back to the top spot as they outplayed New Zealand by 18 runs on January 28 to win the three-match Twenty20 International series against the hosts 2-1. Importantly, the victory also saw them reclaim the number one spot in the ICC T20 rankings. Staging a stirring comeback after being blanked out 5-0 in the One-Day International (ODI) series against the hosts, Pakistan displayed their traditional…

first pakistani women samar khan scale African mountain on bicycle

Samar Khan becomes first Pakistani woman to scale Africa’s highest peak

Pakistani cyclist and athlete Samar Khan created history in December 2017 when she became the first woman from the country to scale Africa’s highest peak, The 27-year-old from Dir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is clearly on a quest to break stereotypes and records as this is not the first time her instinct for adventure has led to history being made. In 2016, she became the first woman in the world to have cycled…

Pakistan clinches 15 gold medals at Oceania Powerlifting Championship 2017

Pakistani female power-lifters paid off the trust reposed in them in dramatic fashion, winning 12 of the 15 gold medals that the country’s athletes won at the Oceania Powerlifting Championship 2017 and Pacific Invitational held in Singapore from December 7-10. At the event Pakistan were represented by four female power lifters making it the largest female contingent from the country to take part in an international competition. The country’s spectacular…

Pakistan junior squash team wins World Team Junior Squash Championships 2016

Pakistan Junior Squash Team upset top seeds and defending champions Egypt 2-1 to lift the World Team Junior Squash Championships 2016 on August 16. The event, held in Poland, saw the second-seeded Pakistan regain the title they had last won back in 2008. The Pakistan junior squash team comprised Ayaz Ahsan, Israr Ahmed and Shoukat Abbas with the latter two winning their respective matches against their Egyptian counterparts in the…

Victorious Pakistan snooker team members return home

Pakistan win IBSF World 6-Red Team Snooker Championship 2017

Pakistani cueists put up a stupendous show at the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2017, winning both the gold and silver medals at the team event, and the bronze medal in the individual championship. The 36-team event, held in Hurghada, Egypt, saw Pakistan fielding two teams, with both the national outfits winning their respective semi-finals to reach the final of the World Team Snooker Championship, held on August 10. This…

Pakistan thrashes England to reach CT final for 1st time

Pakistan beat England in the semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017

The ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between Pakistan and England saw the hosts receive a thorough trouncing as the tourists romped home by eight wickets at Cardiff on Wednesday, June 18 to reach the final of the mega event for the first time. The Pakistan vs England encounter had started off with the home side deemed favourites, but the national team upset expert opinion in some style, chasing down the 211-run…