Lahore,
Dec
29:
Former
Olympic
silver
medallist
Amir
Khan,
a
British
boxer
of
Pakistani
origin,
announced
that
he
will
set
up
a
boxing
academy
in
Pakistan.
On
a
visit
to
the
Data
Darbar
Sunday,
where
he
laid
a
floral
wreath
on
the
grave
of
Sufi
saint
Abul
Hassan
Ali
Hajvery
and
offered
prayers
for
the
victims
of
the
Peshawar
school
massacre,
Amir
urged
the
government
to
eliminate
terrorism
by
promoting
education
and
sports
among
Pakistani
youths,
Dawn
online
reported
Monday.
"There
is
so
much
boxing
talent
in
Pakistan,"
he
told
reporters.
"I
have
a
desire
to
build
a
boxing
academy
here
to
discover
this
talent
and
impart
training
of
international
standards."
The
28-year-old
Amir,
who
finished
second
in
the
lightweight
category
in
the
boxing
competition
at
the
2004
Athens
Olympics,
said
he
had
come
to
Pakistan
to
show
the
world
that
the
country
is
not
a
dangerous
place
but
a
peaceful
land.
"Pakistan
is
a
safe
and
peaceful
country
...
We
all
should
be
good
Muslims,"
he
said.
The
former
world
light
welterweight
champion
said
he
would
also
visit
Peshawar
to
meet
the
families
of
the
attack
victims.
"What
took
place
in
Peshawar
is
absolutely
horrific
and
sickening,"
he
added.
"After
recently
becoming
a
father
myself,
I
can't
imagine
how
the
families
of
these
innocent
children
are
feeling."
Earlier
Sunday,
Amir
met
Punjab
Chief
Minister
Shahbaz
Sharif
and
discussed
ways
to
promote
sports
in
the
province.
He
appreciated
Shahbaz's
efforts
for
promotion
of
sports,
expressing
his
willingness
to
play
a
role
in
this.
"Amir
Khan
has
earned
a
lot
of
fame
and
respect
in
the
field
of
boxing.
Promoting
sports
in
the
country
is
key
to
fighting
terrorism
that
has
engulfed
Pakistan,"
Shahbaz
said.
Shahbaz also assured Amir that every drop of blood shed during the attack on the Army Public School would be avenged.
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