pakistan pigeon racing and pakistani racer kabootar پاکستانی کبوتر

pakistan pigeon racing pakistani kabootar پاکستانی کبوتر
PESHAWAR:In one of its kind endurance race for pigeons, a female bird imported from Denmark set the record of covering a whopping 650 kilometre long journey from Punjab’s Rajanpur district to Peshawar in 7 hours and 5 minutes on Sunday.

The winning bird was owned by Saeed Shafi, who received a motorcycle as his winning prize.

Rather than being viewed as pets, these birds are champions of endurance who evoke a passionate following across the country.
The female pigeon made her way back to home in Peshawar’s Gulbahar neighbourhood in the shortest possible time.
The second position was bagged by a pigeon that belonged to Wahab Afridi of Bara district while the third position was secured by Ubaid Hussain’s bird who hails from Hayatabad township, Peshawar.
Millions of fans across Pakistan are enthralled by low and high altitude flying competitions, and races in which opponents attempt to distract each other’s’ birds among other tactics.

It is a rare pastime that brings together people from different social backgrounds — experts are often illiterate and the owners are rich.

According to Pigeon Association President Qamar Zaman, 87 out of 98 rival pigeons returned home in today's race.
On Saturday, the first day of the race, 12 pigeons returned home and 9 today, whereas, around 11 pigeons are yet to reach their destination.

“Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa now holds the title for hosting the largest pigeon race in the country's history,” Zaman said.
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The true messenger pigeon (Kabootar) is a variety of domestic pigeons derived from the wild rock dove, selectively bred for its ability to find its way home over extremely long distances. The rock dove has an innate homing ability, meaning that it will generally return to its nest using magnetoreception.