General Raheel gifts boxer Amir Khan antique British pistol

Army chief's gesture comes a day after he was awarded honory championship belt by World Boxing Council

A day after the World Boxing Council (WBC) awarded army chief General Raheel Sharif with a honorary championship belt, the chief of the army staff presented boxer Amir Khan an antique British pistol.

“Thanks to Army Chief Raheel Shareef for the gift. Antique Old muzzle Loaded British Pistol,” the boxer tweeted on Tuesday.

Thanks @general_raheel for the gift. Antique Old muzzle Loaded British Pistol. pic.twitter.com/3RwCOXCO1g

— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) August 16, 2016

The British-Pakistani boxer had met the COAS at the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi (GHQ) on Monday, where he presented him the bel on behalf of WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán.

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However, this was not the first meeting between the two. In 2014, Amir had called on General Raheel in Rawalpindi to express solidarity with Pakistan’s armed forces after the Army Public School (APS) carnage which left more than 140 people, mostly students, dead.