The Pakistan Army granted British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan the honorary rank of captain for a day following their meeting with General Syed Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
As per a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Khan, who has won multiple global boxing titles, visited Gen Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi today. He was accompanied by martial arts champion Shahzaib Rind, who made waves by defeating Indian fighter Rana Singh in the ‘Karate Combat’ in Dubai last month.
According to the military’s media wing, the army commander praised the athletes for their remarkable accomplishments in sports and expressed complete faith in Pakistan’s young for their extraordinary potential.
“Big thanks to General Syed Asim Munir and the Pakistan Army for honoring me with the rank of Captain,” Khan wrote alongside a video he posted on Instagram of himself wearing the uniform of the Pakistan Army.
