Pakistan World Records

Abdullah Shami sat cross-legged on a patterned carpet in Kunri, Pakistan, and cracked the knuckle of his index finger 50 times in 30 seconds, pressing the bent finger down with his thumb for every pop. The close-up video is one continuous take, and each crack is audible on the soundtrack, which is how RecordSetter counted 50 within 30 seconds of the first one. That works out to a crack about every six-tenths of a second, all from a single finger.

Hanzala Nazir of Faisalabad, Pakistan, was 16 when he completed an Amazon Web Services training course on responding to a ransomware attack in the cloud, AWS Security Incident Response - Ransomware Use Case, on February 17, 2026. In the video he introduces himself and shows the AWS Training & Certification completion certificate in his name, in a clear plastic sleeve on the carpet. RecordSetter read the name, course and completion date on the certificate in the footage and took his age from the date of birth he supplied; the record covers AWS course certificates, which are separate from AWS's exam-based certifications. Ransomware, consider yourself warned.

Hanzala Nazir of Faisalabad, Pakistan, was 16 when he passed the final test of "International trade in fisheries and aquaculture products", a free online course from the FAO elearning Academy of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, on March 18, 2026. In the video he shows the printed certificate in his name, with its date, verification link and QR code, and says he is the youngest person certified by the FAO Academy. RecordSetter entered the certificate's code on the FAO elearning Academy's own verification page, which lists it as valid in his name and issued March 18, 2026, and took his age from the date of birth he supplied. Global fish trade policy, conquered at 16.

Hanzala Nazir of Faisalabad, Pakistan, was 16 when he completed two free Anthropic Academy courses on working with Claude, "Introduction to agent skills" and "Introduction to subagents", on March 22, 2026. In the video he leafs through three printed Anthropic certificates of completion in clear plastic sleeves and says he is the youngest person certified by Anthropic. RecordSetter scanned the QR codes on two of the certificates, which open Anthropic Academy's own verification pages showing his name and a completion date of March 22, 2026, and took his age from the date of birth he supplied; the record covers course certificates, which are separate from Anthropic's exam-based certifications. Agent skills, unlocked at 16.

Damanpreet Singh drew the flag of Pakistan on a piece of paper using a green marker in 24.06 seconds.