Pakistan

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

News Desk August 16, 2016

Army chief General Raheel Sharif presents boxer Amir Khan with the antique British pistol. PHOTO AMIR KHAN

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

WBC president honours Army chief with championship belt

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.

COMMENTS (9)

farhan | 8 years ago | Reply Amir Khan deserves the pistol...Role model for the youth.. An avid fan of Amir Khan..Keep it up lad...

Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply I like the way the Army Chief of the country "gifts" national heritage antiques to a foreign citizen

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Haji Atiya | 8 years ago | Reply @SM: Besides K47 knockoffs, antique pistols are standard fare in our armed forces; either the genuine article or your Pathan cornershop copies. COAS should have instead asked Amir to do 1000 pushups in 60 secs !

IndianDude | 8 years ago | Reply Amir Kahn should make sure the gun isn't a 'all-weather friend' knock-off.

buga | 8 years ago | Reply OK - why is COAS giving a gift to English boxer? Khan was born/raised in England - even his grandparents have lived in England for a very long time. How about focusing on Pakistani athletes who are really Pakistani (at least born in Pakistan and hopefully still live in Pakistan).

Khilari | 8 years ago | Reply Wow! Nice.

SM | 8 years ago | Reply where did the COAS get it from? this should be museum property and not be gigted into private ownership.

BrainBro | 8 years ago | Reply Amir could have worn a suit. He can afford it.

MJ | 8 years ago | Reply That looks like a reproduction, not an actual antique.

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