World-famous Pakistani-born British boxer Amir Khan has been given the rank of honorary captain for a day by the Pakistan Army in recognition of his achievements.
A ceremony was held to confer the rank of honorary captain on the boxer.
Khan said on the occasion, “Pakistan Army has always played an important role in the promotion of sports. I always supported the Army because it is our pride.”
“I will continue to play my part for the promotion of sports in Pakistan. Pakistani youth should participate more in sports, I intend to open more boxing academies in Pakistan.”
“I had a meeting with Army Chief General Asim Munir, I am thankful to Pakistan Army for honoring me, we feel very safe when we come to Pakistan. One day we will win medals in Commonwealth and Olympics.”
Earlier Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi helped him to reopen his boxing academy in Islamabad.
Pakistani-born British boxer Amir Khan has said that his Islamabad-based boxing academy will reopen after a month.
In a video message posted on X (formerly Twitter) Amir said, “Thank you! The gym is now back with us, thank you to the Pakistan army and Pakistan government for helping to fix the issue. The gym will be active in June for boxers to train and compete.”
He said, “The gym has been cleaned and now we have to buy the necessary machinery after which the gym will reopen and the youth will be able to learn here.”
Amir Khan inaugurated the Boxing Academy at Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad in 2016 which was operational till 2022.
Earlier, Amir Khan expressed disappointment over the closure of the boxing academy and said that one hundred thousand dollars that he had invested had been lost.
Pakistani-born British former boxer Aamir Khan has reportedly left Pakistan after his $100,000 academy got shut down. He was also disappointed at the lack of boxing competitions in Pakistan.
Aamir Khan said in a video message, “I keep coming to Pakistan, earlier I had an academy here. Now children are messaging me that we have to train, have a boxing fight, why is there no boxing in Pakistan?”
He said, “I spoke to the officials and the government but still nothing happened, my gym was completely new and very clean, but it was closed.”
“I am very disappointed with the government’s lack of attention to other sports including boxing in Pakistan. I will be flying back to England tomorrow, very upset that over a hundred thousand dollars I spent on the gym are now ruined.”
The British University refused to host British Pakistani ex-boxer Amir Khan, who collected donations for Gaza, and to organize a welfare program in the university.
Amir shared the screenshots of the email on Instagram. The email shared in this post shows that the university has canceled the fundraising program for being anti-Semitic.
The e-mail said “Through the British newspaper Jewish Chronicle (JC), they came to know that an event of his is being held on December 16 at Queen Mary University of London on the subject of ‘An evening with Amir Khan’. We learned that you signed a statement just two days after the recent attack by Hamas on Israel, defending the right of Palestinians to carry out armed resistance against Israel and denied the actions of Hamas as terrorist acts”.
The statement that Amir signed ‘called for the release of Palestinian prisoners and described Israel as a colonial state that is committing genocide’.
It should be noted that next month, on December 16, a fundraising event at Queen Mary University of London was organized to which Aamir Khan was invited along with Red Bridge Islamic Center’s Imam Asim Khan who was nominated as the main speaker.
According to Amir Khan, all these tactics are being used to defame him. The former boxer has reiterated his commitment to continue supporting Palestine.
Pakistani-born British boxer Amir Khan expressed his anger at Israel’s ongoing brutality in Palestine, asking why nothing is being done to stop the attacks on Gaza.
Issuing a statement on X, Amir Khan said, “The hospital was bombed in Gaza last night, innocent people including children are being killed, and world leaders should raise their voices on Gaza and take action”.
Why isn’t anything being done to put a stop to these attacks. Innocent people including children are being murdered.Last night a Hospital was bombed! People who were already being treated for their injuries from these attacks were killed by the strike.
He wrote, “Seeing these videos every day breaks my heart, I am helpless, I never thought that I would see a war crime in my life.” He asked that the Israeli Prime Minister should be held accountable and should be stopped.
British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan and Faryal Makhdoom have got their own Kardashian-style show: a BBC Three documentary titled Meet The Khans: Big In Bolton, in which the couple gave fans a sneak peek into their lives and relationship.
During the show, Faryal reportedly said that Amir no longer cheats on her because he’s an “old man” now.
“We’ve been through hell and back,” said Faryal, while talking about the various scandals over the year. It is pertinent to mention here that Amir has been accused of cheating more than nine times.
“He was never able to enjoy his youth because of all his hard work, so he never really got it out of his system. He’d get caught in the wrong places,” said Faryal while explaining the reasons behind her husband’s infidelity.
“We’ve moved on. The past is the past, we were young, we grew up together – the bad and the good,” she said further, adding: “Amir was so famous and so young when I first started dating him and married him, and now it’s like… he’s an old man!”
The social media influencer further said that labels like “gold-digger” and “doormat” deeply upset her.
Agreeing with Faryal, Amir said: “It changes with time. When you have three kids, it changes your responsibilities. I’ve had that crazy life before, now I’m a changed man.”
Meanwhile, during an in-camera therapy session, Faryal, in between tears, tells her therapist: “My relationship still gets judged for what I’ve been through. A lot of people have ups and downs – the only difference is my marriage is quite public. I married a celebrity.”
Faryal and Amir’s real life has been nothing short of a reality series marked with a long feud with the in-laws followed by an emotional reunion, cheating allegations, extramarital affairs and public scandals. The couple has three kids, Lamaisah aged 6, Alayna aged 2 and Muhammad Zaviyar aged 8 months.
Amir is also no stranger to reality tv – he has also taken part in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Countdown, Beat the Star, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Celebrity Juice.
Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that she was ready to have a boxing match with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz.
In a press conference in Lahore alongside British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan, Firdous said she was ready to fight anyone.
“I want to have a match with people who will come up to my level,” said the Punjab CM’s aide. At this, Amir Khan, who is in Pakistan on a visit, challenged the politician to defeat Maryam Nawaz in a boxing match. Firdous accepted the challenge, likening the PML-N vice president to a “broiler chicken”.
The comments by Firdous irked the PML-N. “Baji, you’re quite aware that she is a Rajkumari,” PML-N’s Azma Bokhari tweeted in reply to Firdous’s comments. “Also, she is protecting the masses from your punches of inflation, unemployment and corruption.”
Earlier this month, Firdous Ashiq Awan broke a stack of tiles with a punch, saying it was her response to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). “The PDM has been throwing punches at Imran Khan’s government, so now this was her response to them,” she had said.
“I was afraid that I would be made fun of in front of the media if I don’t punch through [the tiles],” she said. “I don’t know Karate nor have I ever done anything like this. Of course, my knuckles were in severe pain… they aren’t made of steel after all,” she told Samaa TV in a subsequent interview.
British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan visited Kartarpur on Wednesday and requested the Indian government to allow the Sikh community to visit Guru Nanak’s shrine.
Calling the Gurdwara a true symbol of interfaith harmony, Amir in a video, said that Pakistan is giving real religious freedom to all minorities while India is taking steps against its minorities.
“I request the Indian government to allow Sikh people to visit Pakistan Kartarpur and to open the gates,” he said.
Amazing experience visiting Kartarpur today at Guru Nanak’s shrine. Thank you for the hospitality ❤️. I request the Indian government to allow the Sikh community to visit pakistan kartarpur @PakistanFauj@OfficialDGISPRpic.twitter.com/L5gHri55CA
The sportsman also posted pictures and videos from his trip on his Instagram account. The boxer can be seen exploring the shrine and interacting with members of the Sikh community.
British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan got into an accident late Sunday night after he rammed his car into a barrier while driving on a Motorway in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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According to a news details, the boxer lost control of his £90,000 car as the road surface was extremely wet following a day of rain.
Khan shared photos of the accident on social media which showed his Mercedes S350 completely damaged with its front bumper hanging off and the window mirrors completely broken.
Khan shared that everyone was safe and shared that “smashing into the side of the motorway barrier felt like being hit with a combo.”
The Bolton-born star has an impressive luxurious car collection that includes a £271,000 Lamborghini Aventador, a £233,000 Rolls Royce Phantom, and a £65,000 Range Rover.
British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan is all-praise for the Pakistan Army, saying the military was the “backbone of the country”.
In a couple of tweets, the former boxing champion, who was invited to enter the politics, said that he wouldn’t join the politics on the advice of his counsels. He added that Pakistan was run by an “amazing PM” whom “we trust”. But Khan said he would continue to do “charity work @AKFoundation in UK, Pakistan and rest of the world to make areas better and safer”.
Talked to my advisory team, I will decline the offer to join Pakistan politics. The country is run by an amazing PM @ImranKhanPTI and we all have trust in him. I prefer continuing my charity work @AKFoundation in UK, Pakistan and rest of the world to make areas better and safer
The boxer said he has “big respect” for the Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, and Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) head Major Gen Babar Iftikhar. “Every attack, floods, earthquakes the Pakistan army are the first to reach and help,” he added.
Politics aside… U can’t knock the work pakistan army are doing. That’s the back bone of the country. Big respect goes to Coas General Bajwa, ISI General Fes and @OfficialDGISPR. Every attack, floods, earthquakes the pak army are the first to reach and help. #Respectpic.twitter.com/yfoyU6qjfV
“I have been asked numerous times if I would join politics in Pakistan. Being a sportsman and being an ambassador for the country, I’m honoured to [be] asked if I would take part in politics, in fact, I would love to help the country,” said the former boxing champion after the visit.
He continued: “I’ve sat with many politicians and army generals agreeing and disagreeing on topics in the country. My heart is clean and I would want the best for Pakistan.”
