Boxer Amir Khan to visit Pakistan in support of Peshawar school victims
Briton-born Pakistani says he wants to send a statement to the people that he is with them
KARACHI:
Briton boxer Amir Khan said on Sunday that he will visit Pakistan between Christmas and New Year to show his support and solidarity for the Peshawar massacre victims, according to Sky Sports.
"I will be going to Pakistan between Christmas and New Year," said Amir.
"Talking about this stuff could be threatening for me, but I just want to speak the truth and tell people what is happening is wrong.
"I think it's more important now than ever to go over there. I think it will send a statement to a lot of people that Amir Khan is going there to make a difference. I want it to be a better country. It's just a shame — I cannot believe how sick some people are."
Amir recently beat Devon Alexander in Las Vegas and donated his gold shorts worth £30,000 to the rebuilding of the school in Peshawar.
He added that the incident hurt him even more as he is a father of a girl now.
"The news hurt me even more having a little girl," he said.
"Imagine sending my daughter to school and hearing that she got killed. Innocent kids, killed over nothing. They had nothing to do with anything, they had not done anything, and the Taliban went and killed them.
"They are killing their own people and I'm thinking to myself, 'Why are these people doing that? Have they got no brains?' Setting the teachers on fire in front of the kids? These people are ruthless.
"It's very disgusting seeing or hearing stuff like this. You can never think people will be that sick in their mind."
Briton boxer Amir Khan said on Sunday that he will visit Pakistan between Christmas and New Year to show his support and solidarity for the Peshawar massacre victims, according to Sky Sports.
"I will be going to Pakistan between Christmas and New Year," said Amir.
"Talking about this stuff could be threatening for me, but I just want to speak the truth and tell people what is happening is wrong.
"I think it's more important now than ever to go over there. I think it will send a statement to a lot of people that Amir Khan is going there to make a difference. I want it to be a better country. It's just a shame — I cannot believe how sick some people are."
Amir recently beat Devon Alexander in Las Vegas and donated his gold shorts worth £30,000 to the rebuilding of the school in Peshawar.
He added that the incident hurt him even more as he is a father of a girl now.
"The news hurt me even more having a little girl," he said.
"Imagine sending my daughter to school and hearing that she got killed. Innocent kids, killed over nothing. They had nothing to do with anything, they had not done anything, and the Taliban went and killed them.
"They are killing their own people and I'm thinking to myself, 'Why are these people doing that? Have they got no brains?' Setting the teachers on fire in front of the kids? These people are ruthless.
"It's very disgusting seeing or hearing stuff like this. You can never think people will be that sick in their mind."