Wedding preparations: Boxer Amir Khan visits Lahore

Khan visits Data Darbar shrine to pray for his success, says he will invite Shahid Afridi to his wedding.

LAHORE: Boxer Amir Khan made a two-day trip to Pakistan to prepare for his wedding which is scheduled to take place on May 31, reported Express News on Tuesday.

In Lahore, Khan visited the Data Darbar shrine where he prayed for his success and for the success of other Muslims across the world. He also spent some time in Rawalpindi before arriving in Lahore.

Khan got engaged to Pakistani-American student Faryal Makhdoom on January 29 last year and will get married to her this year in New York. The boxer said that he will invite Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi to his wedding.

Khan had also visited Pakistan in December 2011 to participate as a chief guest in the second Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament. He had said that he will support Pakistani boxers and that he was here to boost their morale.