Good Luck Team Pakistan !!!!!!

Green Day:

Student of PAF-KIET started this Campaign to motivate & mobilize all the pakistani team sporters espicially youth but by the passege of time it was spread like fire in youth...

they stated that:

"The Semi Final is on wednesday in order to support our beloved team we are celebrating Green Day on wednesday .You are requested to wear Green ribbon on your wrists Or a Badge on your Shirts or school shirts in order to show the spirit for the team !!!
Good Luck Team Pakistan
Message circulated by the students of paf-Kiet and it is for every one PLz.......
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Wrestling In Pakistan

In Pakistan wrestling has a long and honourable history which can be traced a couple of centuries back. The great exponent of Pakistan national style of wrestling was Khalifa Nooruddin who lived in the reign of Aurangzeb. However, the glorious traditions of wrestling in our country started with the advent of that great son of Kashmir, the mighty Siddiqa who was at the peak of his powers 125 year ago. After Siddiqa, came Boota Pehelwan, the most scientific of the big wrestlers, and on to Ghulam, Rahim Sultaniwala and Karim Bakhsh Paileeraywala. The latter is considered the most scientific wrestler ever produced by this country, a scholar and a master of art of wrestling at 210 lbs., he flattened all opposition. However, to this day he is considered the greatest of the great. And later we have the advent of the famous late Gama, who claimed the title of word champion; and his remarkable brother, Imam Bakhsh. As a point of interest it is mentioned here that these great wrestlers, without exception were from among people who had migrated from Kashmir. We are concerned with the advent of Olympic freestyle wrestling in Pakistan. It was in 1953 that the Pakistan Amateur Wrestling Federation was formed in Lahore by a few enthusiasts brought the name of Pakistan in this style of wrestling in world competitions.

Though the first three National Championships, in 1948, 1950 and 1952 had been held, yet the international rules were not observed fully and it was this lack of knowledge which was responsible, in 1948, for a team being entered in the Greco-Roman style instead of Free-style and scratched from the wrestling competition in the 14th Olympics, in London. It was only on the occasion of the 4th championships, in 1954, under the control of the Federation, that wrestling was held on a proper mat and strictly under the FILA rules. In 1954, a wrestler, Din Muhammad, was responsible for winning the first gold medal in any international competition for Pakistan when he emerged victorious in the flyweight class of the 2nd Asian Games at Manila.

The Pakistani wrestlers have won many medals in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games till this country pulled out of that organization. Pakistan had also been dominating in wrestling competitions of the Asian Games alongwith brotherly Muslim country, Iran. But for a decade or so the countries like North and South Korea and Japan have made a tremendous progress in this manly art and have challenged the supremacy of the two Muslim countries. Pakistan's greatest moment of glory in wrestling, rather any individual sport, came during the 1960 Rome Olympics, when welterweight Muhammad Bashir grabbed a bronze medal. This medal won by Pakistan in the free-style competition is the one and only.

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Weightlifting In Pakistan

Before partition, weightlifting in that part of the Punjab which is now in Pakistan was well organized by the Punjab Weightlifting Association which was formed in 1939. Lifters from this area, especially Lahore, had won All India Championships and their performances were of high quality. At that time, it may be noted, there were only five bodyweight classes i.e. featherweight, lightweight, middle-weight, light-heavy and heavy weight.

The Pakistan Amateur Weightlifting Federation was formed in 1953 duly affiliated to the Pakistan Olympic Association and the International Weightlifting Federation.

Pakistani weightlifters have been taking part in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Weightlifting Championships. Weightlifters like Muhammad Iqbal Butt, Muhammad Azam Mian, Muhammad Arshad Malik and Chaudhry Muhammad Amin have performed creditably in the Asian Games and Asian Weightlifting Championships. The game has not shown much improvement but certain individuals has succeeded in flying the Pakistani flag high in foreign lands.

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Volley Ball In Pakistan

Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. The object is to send, or 'volley' the ball over the net and score the most points - these are earned by making the ball touch the ground on the opposition's side of the court. Players can use their arms and hands to hit the ball a maximum of three times in their own court before it must be hit over the net to the opposition side.

The ball is put in play with a service: hit by the server over the net to their opponents. The round continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court, goes out of the marked lines on the court or a team fails to return it properly.

The team that wins that round scores a point. When the receiving team wins a point, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.

Pakistan Volleyball Federation was founded on 31st January, 1955. Thereafter, volleyball was taken up at the national level. The Federation received recognition and was affiliated to the Pakistan Olympic Association and the International Volleyball Federation the same year.

In Pakistan, during the fifties and sixties, the standard of volleyball was quite high and comparable to the best Asian countries. Pakistan had the honour of winning a bronze medal during the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta where the matches were played outdoor.

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Taekwondo In Pakistan

Taekwondo is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional martial arts, teaching more than just physical fighting skills.

It shows ways of enhancing spirit and life through training the body and mind.
The word taekwondo is one word in Korean. "Tae" means foot, leg or to step on. "Kwon" means fist or fight. "Do" means the way or discipline. As one word, it means "way of kicking or strking".
There are two important concepts behind taekwondo:

1. the correct way of controlling parts of the body - the fists and feet
2. a way to control or calm down fighting, keep the peace and build a more peaceful world

Taekwondo has developed over 5,000 years in Korea, beginning as a defensive martial art called "subak" or "taekkyon" and becoming a way of training body and mind.

Pakistan Taekwondo Federation is affiliated with following National/International Bodies

World Taekowndo Federation
Asian Taekwondo Federation
Pakistan Sports Baord
Pakistan Olympic Association

Affiliated Provinces

Punjab
Sindh
NWFP
Balochistan
Islamabad (Federally Administred)

Affiliated Departments

Pakistan Army
Pakistan Railway
Pakistan WAPDA
Pakistan Police
Pakistan Navey

Provincial Associations

Punjab Taekwondo Association
Sindh Taekwondo Association
Balochistan Taekwondo Association
NWFP Taekwondo Association
Islamabad Taekwondo Association

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Table Tennis In Pakistan

The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation was formed in 1951 in Lahore. With the formation of the Federation more and more provincial associations took birth. This helped in popularizing the game in various regions of the country. The Karachi, Lahore and the Peshawar Table Tennis Associations are amongst the oldest.

The National Championships have been held in since 1954. The first nationals were held in Lahore at the Burt Institute. Thereafter, these have been held in Karachi, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Dacca and Quetta also. Some of the divisional associations have conducted nationals more than once. In the nationals the men's team event and the ladies team event were won by Karachi. The men's single event could not be completed on account of an injunction issued by a local court against the federation.

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Swimming In Pakistan

The Pakistan Amateur Swimming Federation was formed in 1948 with its headquarters in Lahore. The same year it was affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association. Pakistan got affiliated with the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1948. Pakistan became founder member of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation, which was formed at Bangkok in 1978.

The first National Swimming Championship was organized in 1951 at the King George Vs Memorial Swimming Pool, which is now called the Iqbal Park Swimming Pool.

A four-member Pakistan swimming team took part in the Olympic Games at London in 1948. Since the first National Swimming Championship, these contests have been held annually. The swimming competitions have also formed part of programme of the National Games.

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Skiing In Pakistan

Skiing in Pakistan has been in vogue for a very long time. locals residing in snowy, mountainous terrain in the northern parts of Pakistan do so on improvised wooden skies. However, it was in 1958 when the PAF, pioneered formal skiing by introducing the sport for its aircrew. Besides its own personnel, PAF began to offer some training to Government Departments, civilians and students at Naltar. The sports however remained largely under developed until the creation of Ski Federation of Pakistan (SSP) in December, 1990. With the formation of SFP, the sports became accessible on a countrywide basis and training and participation for competitive skiing was offered to all. As the sport started gaining popularity, an additional venue was created with the development of Malam Jabba as a ski resort by the Government of Pakistan. Today there are several hundred ski enthusiasts in the country. National championships are held annually and Pakistani skiers also represent the country in International competitions. Presently the Federation has 16 member associations i.e Punjab Ski Association, Sind Ski Association, Northern Area Ski Association, Army Sport Directorate, Naval Sports Directorate, PAF Sports Directorate, Civil Aviation Authority, PTDC Islamabad, PTCL Islamabad, HEC Islamabad, Adventure Foundation (Pakistan), Citibank, N.A. and ABN AMRO Bank.

Currently the Ski Federation of Pakistan organizes ski courses for beginners and regular National Ski Championships are being held. The importance popularity of the sport can be judged from the fact that about 120 athletes (men, women, children) participated in the recently 13th National Ski Championship - 2005. Skiing team have represented Pakistan in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Asian Winter Games, Harbin China, Kangwon Korea, Aomori Japan in 1996, 1999 and 2003 respectively, The children's team which represented Pakistan in the 2nd Children Ski Competition held in Iran in February, 1998, managed to secure the coveted 3rd position. Skiing team have also represented Pakistan in 13th Junior Ski Championship in Iran in March, 2004. A four member Pakistan Ski team participated for the first time in FIS Alpine Balkan Open Cup, Kayseri, Turkey in February, 2004. Pakistan achieved from 18-21 position amongst 28 athletes. Pakistan was the only team who have competed all the races without penalty or disqualification for which they were awarded a gold medal by the Governor of Kayseri during the final award ceremony. The international calendar includes for participation in 14th Asian Children Alpine Ski Championship, China. FIS Alpine World Ski Championship Bormio, Italy. World Military Ski Championship Romania, FIS Alpine Sarikamis Cup at Turkey and Winter Olympics 2010 to be held at Vancouver, Canada.

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Rowing In Pakistan

Rowing has always faced two difficulties in Pakistan. Those are :

1. Lack of equipment
2. Lack of facilities for practice

Karachi and Lahore have always been and still are the major centres of rowing. However, in Lahore, wide-bodied country boats have been used for rowing while in Karachi the boats of international specifications have been used. Rowing in Karachi was restricted to the activities of the Karachi Boat Club, the only organization of Pakistan which -- possesses the boats of international specifications. However, the Karachi Boat Club has been oblivious of the task of promotion of rowing as a sport. It was only considered as a pleasure: seeking physical exercise of a social club. Because of the social stratification, the admission in Karachi Boat Club was not open to all the oarsmen, no matter how talented they were. On the other hand all efforts made in Lahore in respect of rowing were unsatisfactory. There was no hope for improvement in rowing done in the country boats because those are not used in international galas. An organization by the name of Pakistan Rowing Federation has existed in Lahore but its activities were restricted to Lahore only.

Rowing scene in Asia has also not been rosy. Only China and Japan had the rowing teams of good standard and these used to take part in the World Cup. As for countries like India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong rowing has been mostly restricted to club level and the competitions also used to take place at this very level.

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Mountaining In Pakistan

The National Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Pakistan established in 1974 for the promotion of mountaineering and mountain related activities in Pakistan.

The Club aims at providing facilities, including training, to the mountain and nature lovers to enjoy the boundless beauty of Pakistan's mountains and participate in the healthy adventure activities of climbing and mountaineering. Since its raising ACP has launched several mountaineering expeditions, singly as well as in collaboration with other international mountaineers to high mountains, which include Mt Everest (Nepal - 1997), K-2 (1977), Nanga Parbat (1997), Broad Peak (1982 and 2001), Gasherbrum II (1982) and many other high peaks in Pakistan.

Since 1977 the Club has trained a large number of its members, Armed Forces officers, potential liaison officers, locals and ladies in rock/ice climbing, mountaineering and other mountain tourism related activities at its training institute at Nilt, Gilgit in Northern Areas of Pakistan. Eminent Club mountaineers include Nazir Sabir, Ashraf Aman, Col Sher Khan, Rajab Shah, Meherban Shah, Lt Col Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Sqn Ldr Ataul Haq and many others.

Alpine Club of Pakistan is affiliated with Pakistan Sports Board and functions under the aegis of Tourism Division, Government of Pakistan and enjoys close support of Frontier Works Organization. It represents Pakistan on the Switzerland based International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation - Union Internationale Des Associations D'Alpinisme (UIAA) and is member on its Council. ACP is the founding member of the Union of Asian Alpine Associations (UAAA) and is also part of the Himalayan Mountaineering Countries Forum.

Alpine Club of Pakistan acts as an advisor to all governmental/non governmental organizations on matters relating to mountains and mountaineering. It is actively working on various programmes for the preservation of most threatened mountain areas of Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN and other international agencies.
Pakistan is endowed with one of the richest collection of high mountains having 720 peaks above six thousand metres with 162 peaks above seven thousand metres and five peaks above eight thousand metres including second highest pyramid - Chogori - the K-2. By becoming ACP member you can contribute in preserving these unique mountains besides promoting mountaineering in Pakistan.

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Kabaddi In Pakistan

Kabaddi is an indigenous sport, which is played in all parts of Pakistan, especially rural areas, in one form or the other. It is also popular sport of the Sub-Continent and in many parts of India and Bangladesh, Kabaddi is played with equal zeal and enthusiasm. Its forms and styles vary from region to region.

Asian-style Kabaddi has been recognized by the South-East Asian countries. This is the reason, why this particular style of Kabaddi has been included in the South-East Asian Games, held biennially in different countries.

Kabaddi is a manly game which requires athleticism, skill, speed, stamina and agility. It has the capacity to become a popular sport of the Asian continent. The days are not very far, when Asian-style Kabaddi will be part and parcel of the Asian Games - a quadrennial sports extravaganza held in different countries of this continent.

In addition to above, circle style Kabaddi is very popular in England, Canada, America and other countries of the world also. Asian Style Kabaddi has started getting its place in Europe countries as well as in Iran and Afghanistan. However, at places body styles of this indigenous game, which does not cast any amount, rather it is most cheaper game of masses throughout the world especially in villages. This is the reason this game is getting more popularity.

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Hand Ball In Pakistan

Prior to 1984, no one knows about the games of Handball in Pakistan. Sports circle in the country talk and ask about it. Firstly this game was introduced by Mr. Muhammad Shafiq who was himself International Athlete when he came from West Germany, after completing his studies Specialization Sports (Special Traineer Athletics in 1982).

During 20th National Games at Faisalabad in 1984 and an exhibition match was arranged between National Athletics and Fitness Club Faisalabad and University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. A large number of peoples and sportsmen in the presence of (Late) Muhammad Naqi Butt the then Secretary General, Pakistan Olympic Association witnessed the match which was appreciated and liked because it suits very much to our country. Since then this game gradually started its popularity.

In 1985 Pakistan Handball Federation was formed with Mr. Ahsan Alam and Mr Muhammad Shafiq elected as its President and Secretary respectively who still hold these offices. Pakistan Handball Federation not only organized National and International events of this game but also conducted International and Olympic Solidarity Referees and Coaches Courses.

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Gynastic In Pakistan

When Pakistan came into being, the only important centre of gymnastics was Lahore. The game has not been able to prosper properly in Pakistan. However the die-hards like Master Ghulam Qadir, Master M. Feroze, Maulvi M. Ashraf, Chaudhry Mansha, Ahmed Minhas, Khawaja Zahid Saeed, M. Ilyas Bhatti, Habibur Rehman Khan and Kh. Farooq Saeed have kept this sport alive in Pakistan by taking pains in training the handful youngsters who had been showing keenness to learn this attractive sport.

Pakistan Gymnastics Federation got affiliated to different bodies as is described below:

Asian Gymnastics Federation in 1954
Pakistan Olympic Association in 1957.
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in 1958.

Pakistan first participated in the First Asian (GANEFO) in 1966 at PhnomPenh (Cambodia) in the gymnastic event and got fourth position.

Pakistan Gymnastic Federation has now following units affiliated to it:-

Punjab Province
Sindh Province
Balochistan Province
NWFP Province
Pakistan Army
Pakistan WAPDA
Pakistan Police
Pakistan Railways
Gymnastic Judges Association of Pakistan

Provisional affiliation with playing rights have been given to Capital Gymnastic Association, Islamabad.

Higher Education Commission's application with Pakistan Gymnastic Federation is under consideration.

Pakistan Gymnastic Federation is holding the following events regularly:-

Under 18 National Gymnastic Championship
Under 14 National Gymnastic Championship
National Gymnastic Championship

Yearly Optional events include:

Khokhar Memorial National Gymnastic Championship
Khushal Khan Memorial Gymnastic Championship

In the 1st Indo-Pak Punjab Games 2004 held at Patiala (India) in December, 2004, our gymnastic team bagged 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze medals.

Pakistan now has the privilege of having 6 Brevetted International Gymnastic Judges are as under:-

Mr. Manzoor H. Jafary
Prof. Painda A, Malik
Mr. Javaid Ahmed
Mr. Shah Jahan Anwar
Mr. Abdullah Jan
Mr. Khalid Mahmood Rathore

In addition to this the Federation has also about 12 National Judges.

On the coaching side the following are the FIG qualified coaches:-

Mr. Muhammad Farooq Level I & II
Mr. Manzoor H. Jafary Level I
Prof. Painda A. Malik Level I

Federation has number of qualified coaches on its panel who passed coaching courses organized by Olympic Solidarity Commission under International Olympic Committee.

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Golf In Pakistan

Golf is the only game in which Pakistan literally started from a scratch. The game was introduced and patronsied in the Sub-Continent by the British. After partition a big void was created and the game might have been extinct in Pakistan had not we had a few die-hards who made an enormous effort to keep the game alive. Foremost among them were Tajuddin Salimi of PWR Club. Lahore and Rashid Habib of Karachi in West Pakistan and Maj. Mohsin Ali in the East Wing. Until 1958 Lahore with its two golf clubs, the Lahore Gymkhana and PVTR Club and Tea Estate Golf Clubs in East Pakistan were the main centres of golfing activities.

In 1960, the Pakistan Golf Union was formed with Karachi, Dacca, Rawalpindi, Lahore Gymkhana and PWR as its founder members, with Chief Justice Cornelius as its first President and Rashid Habib the Vice President, Tajuddin Salimi was elected Honorary Secretary and held this office till 1965, when he became the official coach of the PGU.

Since 1971, new clubs have come up in Pakistan at places like Kharian, Jhelum, Multan, Gujranwala, Okara and Bahawalpur with Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi also developing additional Golf Courses. In Pakistan, these days clubs have affiliation with Pakistan Golf Federation and the Provincial Golf Associations. Golf membership is on the increase and about 5,000 members test their skill on these golf courses.

New youngsters have improved their game and are representing Pakistan. Sajid, Javed, Khurram Khan, lqbal Wali have the talent to match players like Taimur Hasan and other top stars like Ghias Bhatti, Faisal Quershi, Waqar Saigol and a few others. The professional players like Shafiq, Mahmood Hussain and Nazir have also been doing well in the competitions and helping in the promotion of golf in Pakistan.

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Cycling In Pakistan

After the creation of Pakistan, the first National Cycling Championship was held in 1948 at the time of Pakistan's first Olympic Games at Karachi which were declared open by Quaid-i- Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Aftab Farrukh, Wazir Ali and Naqi Mallick emerged as first national champions in sprint and time trials. G.H.Baloch, A.R.Baloch, Salim Farooqi, Merai Din, Mohammad Ashiq and Mohammad Hafeez in due course of time became the national champions.

Cycling has not been able to make much progress because there is only one velodrome, constructed near the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore many years ago, which too is not in proper shape. This hampers in organising the sprint and time trial events. However, much headway has been made in the road race cycling. The most heartening feature is the 'Tour de Pakistan" cycle race, which is held every year. The participants pedal their way from Quetta to Peshawar. The cyclists like Masood Sadiq, Nusrat Khan, Muhammad Shafique Cheema have emerged on the national scene through these races. The current winners of Tour de Pakistan are Haroon Rashid and Muhammad Zahid Gulfam.

The current National Champions are Dilsher Ali and Zulfiqar Ali. In the 1st SAARC Cycling Championship held in Colombo (Sri Lanka) in 1999. Haroon Rashid and Dilsher Ali won Gold Medal and Silver Medal respectively. This was the first Gold Medal in international competition.

One of the national level cycling events is the Champion of Hills Cycle Race, from Rawalpindi to Murree (Hilly Track), which is our regular feature, Murad Ali is the three-time winner of this event.

In compliance with the directive of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) / NOC Pakistan. Women Cycling has been introduced in Pakistan. With the passage of time. Women Cycling has achieved encouraging results and two National Championships have so far been organized National Women Cycling Championship is organized regularly and Miss Raheela Bano has emerged on the national scene through this championship. Raheela Bano and Misbah Mushtaq are the best Women Rider, who have shown outstanding performance in the 1st Indo - Pak Punjab Games held at Patiala (India) from 5th to 11th December, 2004.

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Chess In Pakistan

It is said that the game of chess has its roots and origin in the Indus valley, incidentally in those parts which are now part and parcel of Pakistan. The archaeologist have dug out artifacts from the ruins of Mohenjodaro, which resemble the chess pieces. Historians assert that the civilization perished around 3000 B.C. From there chess may have gone to Iran and then to Arabia. The Arabs introduced it into Europe: Baghdad and Tripoli have remained chess centres of the world for centuries. Khalifa Haroon Rashid patronised chess and so did the rulers of other Islamic countries for centuries after his death.

Chess in the present times is played the world over and 125 countries are affiliated to the World Chess Federation. Chess is very popular in Western countries specially in the USSR, the USA, Yugoslavia, Britain, Hungary, Germany and others. Soviet Union has dominated the world championships for the last 50 years. A numbers of magazines are published on chess from different parts of the world. In Pakistan, chess is played throughout the country mostly In Moghul style which is slightly different from the international style. But the Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) organises its tournaments in international style and according to the established rules. Despite meager National Championships and send players abroad for international events regularly during the last 6 years.also several universities organize it as events specially PAF-KIET.

World Chess Federation has awarded it the following titles :

Diploma of achievement to Chess Federation of Pakistan in 1986
International Master's Title to Shahzad Mirza in 1984
International Arbiter's Title to S.P.Jamal and Shah Nawaz Khan

Performance in International Events:

In 1969 in Istanbul (Turkey) Pakistan won the first RCD Chess Championship.

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Bridge In Pakistan

Bridge (game), one of several related card games played by four people with a deck of 52 cards. Two of the players are partners competing against the other two. The term bridge alone is generally used today as an abbreviation for contract bridge, which virtually has displaced other forms of the game. All bridge games stem from whist . Bridge whist, the original variation, was introduced in England late in the 19th century.

In all forms of bridge, 13 cards are dealt to each player. One of the players declares which of the four suits shall be trump (making the 13 cards of that suit higher in rank than the other 39 cards) or declares that there shall be no trump. The method of declaration varies with the form of bridge. The player to the left of the declarer then leads a card. Each of the others in turn plays a card and must play a card of the suit led, if possible. The 4 cards played constitute a trick, which is won by the person playing the highest card of the suit led, or the highest trump if any trump has been played. The winner of the first trick leads the first card of the second trick, and so on for the remainder of the 13 tricks. The scoring depends primarily on the number of tricks won by each side and is different for the different forms of bridge.

Duplicate Bridge was introduced in Pakistan in 1957 by a civil engineer Kh. Azeemuddin, the founder and Managing Director of Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE) private limited. He, with the active support of his colleagues Ashfaq Ahmed, Qavi Khan, Mahmood Ali and Kadir Ali founded the 57-Club at the Nazimabad Club, Karachi. Other such organisations also sprung up and they joined hands to popularise the game. Late Muhammad Tasnim and Dr. R.H. Usmani organised tournament to give boost to the game. No rules had been formulated - that time but their verdict was accepted by all.

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Boxing In Pakistan

Boxing is among the very few sports, in which Pakistan has made slow but steady progress despite general deteriorating standards. One is astonished to mark the progress keeping in view the fact that there is not a single gymnasium or indoor stadium of international standard.

The Pakistani boxers also lack necessary equipment and other facilities which have made the other countries leading boxing nations of the world. More surprising is the tact that the Pakistani personalia have climbed up the top berths in the organisational set-up of world amateur boxing by dint of sheer hard-work and individualistic efforts. Mr. Anwar Chaudhry, a Professor of engineering in Karachi University was at present the President of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA). This is no small achievement by any standards.

The first National Boxing championship was held at Karachi in 1948.

The Pakistani pugilists have been winning honours in the Asian Games and Asian Boxing Championships ever since they started taking part in these continental contests. Pakistan's Samad Mir won the only Commonwealth Boxing medal (a Bronze) in 1970 Games at Edinburgh.

Due to Organisation of regular international contest in Asian region such as the King Cup - Bangkok and President's Cup - Manila and Jakarta, ,the Pakistani boxers have had access to them and benefited fully from them, thus raising standard to a respectable degree. If the progress shown during the last decade or so is maintained. Pakistan will find its place among the comity of boxing nations of the world much sooner than many experts can visualize even.

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Body Building In Pakistan

In 1948, the Health Culture Movement was started for the first time at Lahore with the Bagh-e-Jinnah Health Club as the centre of activity. The youth of Lahore responding to bodybuilding with great enthusiasm and other health clubs were formed in different parts of the city. In 1952, the first competition for the selection of Mr. Lahore was held. Soon after a competition for the selection of Mr. Punjab was held at Standard Hotel Restaurant, the Mall, Lahore where Mr. Mahmood Namudoo of ran, a world champion in bodybuilding and weightlifting, also gave demonstration. In August, 1952, the Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilders Association was formed with the late Mr. Justice M.A. Soofi as its first President. In December, 1952, the first-ever contest for the selection of Mr. Pakistan was organised at the Burt Institute, Lahore.

In December, 1963, Miss Joan Hunt - Miss Britain 1952 - was invited by the Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilders Association to act as a judge of the second annual contest for the selection of Mr. Pakistan. The contest was held in the Punjab University Hall, Lahore and was presided over by Mr. Justice A. Muhammad Jan of the Lahore High Court. Competitors from Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Quetta, Karachi and Dacca participated.

The third annual contest for Mr. Pakistan was held in Lahore. The fourth annual contest for the selection of Mr. Pakistan was organized on the 18th December, 1955 in Lahore and was presided over by Mr. A. Muhammad Jan, President, PABBA. This was a grand show in every respect as 55 competitors, an unprecedented number thus far, all in their top trim, participated. They came from all over Pakistan to compete for the coveted title.

It may be mentioned here that by this time the affiliated organizations of the Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilders Association on district and provincial level had been formed and those were holding their own competitions. District competitions were also being staged regularly.

Since then, the annual contests for the selection of Mr. and Junior Mr. Pakistan (this event was introduced in 1956 to encourage youngsters) are being organised by the Pakistan Amateur Bodybuilders Association every year without break. The 15th annual contest for the selection of Mr. and Junior Mr. Pakistan was held at Peshawar and was organised by the Northern Amateur Bodybuilders Association. The I 7th annual Mr. and Junior Mr. Pakistan contest was organised by tile Capital Zone Amateur Bodybuilders Association at Rawalpindi on November 24, 1967.

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Billiard & Snooker In Pakistan

The Billiards Association of Pakistan was formed in 1958 and retired Justice H.B. Tayyabji became its first President. The first national amateur championship of Billiards was organised in 1959 and Snooker in 1960. Mr. Fakharuddin Tawawala participated in the deliberations that resulted in the formation of the World Amateur Billiards and Snooker Federation. This body is responsible for the organisation of the World Amateur Championship of Billiards and Snooker. Pakistan, by a unanimous vote, was entrusted the responsibilities of organising the second World Amateur Championship in 1965. But due to war with India, she could stage it in 1966.

National champions of England. Scotland. Ceylon and Australia also participated in that championship. The increasing popularity of billiards and snooker prompted the organisers to revive the association in 1979. Three more national amateur billiards and snooker championships have been organised since then, with the last one seeing as many as 114 entrants including a female.

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Basketball In Pakistan

Basketball was introduced in the Sub - Continent in 1900 and it also come to Lahore soon. The Y.M.C.A. were pioneers. The game might have come to Karachi about the same time. Gordon College Rawalpindi, was playing the game in 1906, C.T.I. High School, Sialkot, has a long record in training boys to play the game. Forman Christian College began the game not later than 1910. Some time during the teens, the Y.M.C.A. began holding All-India Basketball Championship and carried it on until in the 30's.

In the late 20's basketball became one of the regular University Sports. The Punjab Olympic Association had its basketball sub-committee established and functioning in the late 20's or early 30's, and took the initiative in introducing the games in the Delhi Olympics in 1934. The game has been in every Olympics since, and the Punjab has been won its share of these meets. Since 1947, basketball has been a part of all the Pakistan Olympics.

At the time of partition, Dr. S.L. Sheets was the only office-bearer left in the Association, and only 8 teams were existing. The Karachi Amateur Basketball Association was formed a couple of years later, and that city became an important centre. In the early 50's, the Services Sports Control Board adopted the international rules to replace the old ones and this had made possible the participation by Services teams with civilian teams at various centres. The game was favourite with PWR and the Police. The Inter-University Sports Board introduces Basketball in its First Inter-Varsity Games inaugurated in 1953-54, with the first games at Peshawar.

The Pakistan Amateur Basketball Federation was formally inaugurated in February 1952 and began functioning in early 1953.

The game was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936 and was included in the World Olympics at Berlin. More than a hundred countries including Pakistan are members of the International Basketball Federation (F.I.B.A.) at present.

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Athletics in pakistan

Pakistan has never won any athletic medal in Olympics. Her athletes do not get chance to participate in World Athletic Cup competition due to poor standard. But Pakistan has been a force to be reckoned with in the Asian Games. the SAF Games and the Commonwealth Games. Many Pakistani athletes won medals and even held records for many years in these prestigious competitions. The fifties were the golden era of the Pakistani athletics. The whole world has, made rapid progress in athletics, Pakistan's downfall in this sport has been both surprising and painful. But the more pitiable fact is that Pakistan's participation in the Asian Games and the Asian Athletic Championship has also been a mere formality for a number of years. The Pakistani athletes seldom win any medal in these competitions. Athletics are the "mother" of other sports as well. Without making systematic progress in athletics, Pakistan cannot hope to find her rightful place among the comity of sporting nations of the world.
Pakistan produced very good athletes, who-dominated the Asian athletic scene for a number of years. Some of them created the Asian Games records. which were broken after a lot of effort by the other Asian athletes. The one time 'Fastest man of Asia' Abdul Khaliq belonged to Pakistan. He was seldom beaten in the one hundred and two hundred meters sprints in the Asian Games-athletic events. His record stood for quite sometime. Ghulam Raziq was the greatest high hurdler of Asia. He was included in the ten best hurdlers of his time. Ghulam Raziq had the rare honour of reaching the semi-final of the two successive Olympics at Melbourne (1956) and Rome (1960) in the 110m hurdles race.
Pakistan has also produced stalwarts in other athletic events as well. Sharif Butt had a very good record in sprints. Mubarak Shah performed extraordinarily in the long-distance race (5,000 meters and 10,000 meters races). Jalal was a very good javelin thrower. Nawaz excelled in javelin throwing, lqbal, Malik Noor and Yousaf Malik were outstanding hammer throwers. Muhammad Ramzan won fame in broad jumping. Allah Ditta and Saparas Khan brought glory to Pakistan in pole vaulting.

When the great Pakistani athletes faded in the early sixtees, it was Muhammad Younus who kept Pakistan's flag flying in athletic competition during the Asian Games. This middle distance runner of Pakistan excelled in the 1500 meters races. He was assisted by athletes like Yousaf Malik, Norman Brinkworth and Allah Dad, who won silver or bronze medals to keep Pakistan among the medal winning nations of Asia. After, their retirement, the participation of the Pakistani athletes in the Asian Games has become mere formalities.


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Badminton In Pakistan

Pakistan Badminton Federation was formed in 1953. Mr. Sultan F. Hussain was the first Secretary General and Nawab Mamdot first President of Pakistan Badminton Federation, participated in first Thomas Cup 1954, when it beat Sri Lanka 9-0. Shamshad Ali, Lateef Gania, Irshad Ahmad, Menen Soares, Saeed Malik and Rustam arucha represented Pakistan. Later Prominent Pakistan Badminton players were Nazir Rajput, Akram Beg, Masood Khan, S. Naqi Mohsin, Salah ud din and Fazal Haq.

In the Ladies Elsie Hunt, Talat Sultana, Nighat Sultana, Ismat Saeed and Ghazala Wadood were prominent players having won the titles a number of times.

The golden period of Badminton was when S. Naqi Mohsin took over as Secretary General in 1973. During his period Pakistan Badminton Team put up the best ever performance in 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran. Pakistan beat Japan 3-0 and Korea 3-1 and reached the semifinals. Japan and Korea were considered Badminton Giants.

Hassan Shaheed and Javed Iqbal were sent by PBF to participate in four European International Tournaments, where they reached the quarter finals in Men's Doubles. Hassan Shaheed beat European champion in All England championships.

Tariq, Wadood, undoubtedly the best Badminton player of Pakistan was sent to peoples Republic of China with the Pakistan Badminton team. Later on Tariq Wadood reached the finals in the Badminton championship held in Beijing China in 1978.

Mr. S. Naqi Mohsin was elected Vice President, Asian Badminton Confederation and was elected member Executive Council of International Badminton Fedreation in 1975, the only Pakistani to achieve this distinction.

Unfortunately with the change in PBF office bearers, the tempo could not be maintained and the standard declined to such an extend that Pakistan Badminton Team slipped 120 in World Ranking.

In July 2002, the new Badminton Federation came into being with Saiyed Mohib Asad as its President and Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri as its Secretary General.

S. Naqi Mohsin was elected as Senior vice President. It was with the combined efforts of these gentlemen, that a new spirit was infused in the game. During the short period of two years, Pakistan Badminton players were sent to participate in Eight International Tournament. Six All Pakistan Ranking, Tournament and two Nationals were held with cash prizes of over one hundred thousand rupees in each tournament.

Saiyed Mohib Asad and Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri were elected President and Secretary General of South East Asian Badminton Federation.

Wajid Ali and Asma Butt are the current National Champions. Other prominent players are Omer Zeeshan, Ahsan Qamar, Muhammad Waqas Ahmad, Tahir Ishaque, Ashraf Masih and Rizwan Asghar Rana in Men and Ayesha Akram, Usma Butt, Farzana Saleem and Saima Manzoor in Ladies.

Ayesha Akram won Bronze medal in Ladies Singles of First Islamic countries International Tournament held in Tehran in January 2005.

Rizwan Azam and Sara Khan are the National Junior Champions in Boys and Girls.

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Aussie In Pakistan

Australian rules football
AFL Pakistan was formed on April 1, 2006 by Tanzeem-E-Insidad-E-Manshyiate. Mumtaz Ali Khan was instrumental in setting up the initial competition and became the organisation's first President. In November 2006, Mumtaz Ali Khan opted to vacate the role of President and take on a more active role as Programme Development Officer, in the hope of further encouraging the sport's growth throughout Pakistan. Habib-ul-Haq, Vice President at the time, took up the role of President.

Currently AFL Pakistan has held one round-robin competition in Mingora with four clubs attending. Since then, two more clubs have been established, one in Peshawar and one at the University of Malakand. Plans have been established for mirror competitions elsewhere in Pakistan as well in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Aussie Rules was established in Pakistan in 2006. The governing body is the Australian Rules Football Federation of Pakistan. There are currently six football teams in Pakistan, all based in the Swat Valley around an educational institution. The Pakistani national side are known as the Dragoons.

There are six football teams in Pakistan at the moment, all located in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, which include:

Tanzeem-e-Insidad-e-Manshyiate Swords
Swat Public School Eagles
Jehanzeb College Dolphins
Government High School #3 (GHS3) Bulls
Peshawar Colors
University of Malakand

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Football In Pakistan

Football is the second most popular Sport in Pakistan. Football has also enjoyed a powerful growth as a spectator Sport in Pakistan since the 1990s and is slowly catching up to Cricket in the TV ratings (2008 statistics). Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is the official organization in Pakistan. Football is played mostly on a local level, primarily in Balochistan. These areas provide most of the players on the national team. Pakistan Football Federation Women Organizing Committee (PFFWOC) is responsible for Women's Football in Pakistan. In 2004, the Pakistan Premier League was established and is the first division of Pakistani football. The Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup is the national "knockout" cup competition in Pakistani football, run by the Pakistan Football Federation. The Pakistan National Women’s Football Championship is the annual Women's Championship. Notable players include: Muhammad Essa, Zeshan Rehman and Haroon Yousaf.

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Polo In Pakistan

Polo, is believed to have originated in Central Asia, and continues to be an important sport within the country with several large annual competitions. The Shandur Polo Tournament, played at the world's highest pologround every June, is one of the biggest tourist draws to Chitral and Gilgit in Northern Pakistan. The Shandur Pass was picked as the location because, at 11,000 ft above sea level, it was seen as a ridge between heaven and hell. Key tournaments of the season are the Uprising Day tournament in early November in Gilgit, or the Pakistan Independence Day tournament in Skardu, early August. The Pakistan Polo Association (PPA) organise the sport, and the national side takes part in the Polo World Cup. Polo is played professionally with a number of Argentine players playing in Pakistan. Notable players include: Murad Ismail, Raja Sami Ullah, Raza Muhammad Ali Khan Bangash and Hissam Ali Haider. Raza Bangash is Pakistan's No.1 Polo Player since June 2009 Playing for President's Body Guard Team.

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Squash In Pakistan

Squash is another popular Sport that has a large following in Pakistan, with Pakistan dominating the Sport for a period of time. Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan are considered legends of the Sport and have won several World Squash Championships and other tournaments. Pakistani players have won the Squash World Open 17 times, and British Open 12 times, the highest by any nation. Carla Khan, one of Pakistan's most successful Sportswomen, is one of a number of men and women who represent Pakistan. The Pakistan Squash Federation is the governing body of the Sport in the country. The Pakistan Open tournament is one of the premier events of the Sport in the country. Every province of the country holds its own men's and women's championships. Some other notable players from Pakistan include: Hashim Khan, Torsam Khan and Qamar Zaman.

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Hockey In Pakistan

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is the national governing body of field hockey in Pakistan. The Pakistan Hockey Federation Women Wing (PHFWW) is the official organization of Women's Field Hockey in Pakistan. The Pakistan men's team has won 3 gold medals at the Olympics and lifted the Hockey World Cup 4 times, a World Record. It has also won the most number of Asian gold medals and is the only Asian team to have won the prestigious Champions Trophy with 3 titles. It has been consistently ranked amongst the top teams in the world. Notable players include: Arshad Khan, Mohammed Saqlain and Waseem Ahmad.

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Cricket In Pakistan:

Cricket has a huge following and based on attendance figures at games. Pakistan has produced many multi-talented players who have been among the best batsmen and bowlers in the world. Almost all districts and neighborhoods in Pakistan have a cricket team and people start playing from a young age. Pakistan has won a lot of international cricket events which include the 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, besides finishing as runner up in 1999 World Cup and 2007 World Twenty20. Pakistan's cricket teams take part in domestic competitions such as the ABN AMRO Cup, the ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy, ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, and the ABN-AMRO Champions Trophy. International test and one-day matches are played between the Pakistan national team and foreign opponents regularly. The Pakistan Cricket Board controls both the men’s and women’s games. Women's Cricket is also very popular, with Kiran Baluch holding the current record of the highest score in a women's test match with her 242. Notable Cricketers from Pakistan include: Aaqib Javed,Ramiz Raja, Shoaib Akhtar,Wasim Akram, Zaheer Abbas,Javed Miandad,Saeed Anwar,Muhammad Yousaf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis,Shahid Afridi, Muhammad Brothers and Imran Khan.

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Sports In Pakistan

Sports In Pakistan:

Field hockey is the national sport in Pakistan, but today, cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. Traditional sports like Kabaddi and other well known games are also played. The Pakistan Sports Board was created in 1962 by the Ministry of Education as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a national basis. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, now has control over the Pakistan Sports Board. The PSB controls all 39 Sporting Federations. The Pakistan Sports Board is support by the Pakistan Sports Trust which assists hard up players and associations so they can continue participating in sports.

Over recent years there has been an increase in sporting activity in Pakistan, with Pakistani sportsmen and women participating at many national and international events. Also, more international tournaments now take place in Pakistan. The size of the teams Pakistan sends, and the number of events they participate in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, World Games and Commonwealth Games has increased since the turn of the century.

International Games:
Olympics
First Youth Olympics Games
Common Wealth Games
Common Wealth Youth Games
Asian Games
Indoor Games
Beach Games
Asian Youth Games
Martial Art
Islamic Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
SAF Games
National Games:
National Games
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