In solidarity: British boxer Amir Khan visits APS
Says killing of children is a crime against humanity
PESHAWAR:
The top British boxer of Pakistani origin, Amir Khan, visited the Army Public School and College on Monday and expressed solidarity with the families that lost their children in the December 16 bloody rampage by Taliban gunmen that killed 150 people – all but few schoolchildren.
Speaking to journalists on the occasion, the famed pugilist said that the killing of schoolchildren and staff at the APS deeply saddened him. “I was deeply shocked over the brutal killing of innocent children in the terrorist attack,” he added.
He said the December 16 attack was not only on the school but on the future of Pakistan. “The killing of innocent children is a crime against humanity. I’ve visited Peshawar to encourage the surviving students and to express solidarity with the bereaved families,” he said.
Earlier upon arrival, Brigadier Mudasir Azam received Amir Khan at the helipad at the Corps Headquarters, Peshawar. Amir lauded the sacrifices of the Pakistani nation and its security forces in the war against terrorism. He added that with the help of Pakistan’s army and its people “we can eliminate terrorism from Pakistan”.
Later, he also visited the Combined Military Hospital and inquired after the health of the injured students.
Amir also met with Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif in Rawalpindi and expressed solidarity with Pakistan’s armed forces.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2014.
The top British boxer of Pakistani origin, Amir Khan, visited the Army Public School and College on Monday and expressed solidarity with the families that lost their children in the December 16 bloody rampage by Taliban gunmen that killed 150 people – all but few schoolchildren.
Speaking to journalists on the occasion, the famed pugilist said that the killing of schoolchildren and staff at the APS deeply saddened him. “I was deeply shocked over the brutal killing of innocent children in the terrorist attack,” he added.
He said the December 16 attack was not only on the school but on the future of Pakistan. “The killing of innocent children is a crime against humanity. I’ve visited Peshawar to encourage the surviving students and to express solidarity with the bereaved families,” he said.
Earlier upon arrival, Brigadier Mudasir Azam received Amir Khan at the helipad at the Corps Headquarters, Peshawar. Amir lauded the sacrifices of the Pakistani nation and its security forces in the war against terrorism. He added that with the help of Pakistan’s army and its people “we can eliminate terrorism from Pakistan”.
Later, he also visited the Combined Military Hospital and inquired after the health of the injured students.
Amir also met with Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif in Rawalpindi and expressed solidarity with Pakistan’s armed forces.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2014.