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Punjab sets new record for waving Pakistan's national flag

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ANI Karachi

Punjab has broken the world record of waving the

National flag of Pakistan for more than seven minutes.

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Sixty thousand people waved the national flag at the National Hockey Stadium and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif also took part in the event witnessed by ambassadors of 14 countries, Dawn reported.

Sharif, who inaugurated the Punjab Youth Festival 2014, congratulated the nation on setting the world record and said that the youth festival was held for promoting a soft image of the country.

He added that the participation of foreign diplomats in the festival was a proof that Pakistan had no relationship with extremism and its people believed in tolerance.

 

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First Published: Mar 03 2014 | 5:50 PM IST

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