World-renowned Pakistani born British boxer Aamir Khan has been given the honorary rank of Captain in the Pakistan Army.
Aamir Khan shared videos and pictures on his Instagram and X accounts in army uniform with which he wrote: ‘Many thanks to General Syed Asim Munir and Pakistan Army for awarding me the rank of Captain.’
Pakistan Army’s Public Relations Department (ISPR) shared pictures of Army Chief General Asim Munir’s meeting with Aamir Khan.
Photos of the army chief’s meeting with fighter Shah Zeib Rand, who defeated the Indian fighter in the karate combat competition and gave victory to Pakistan, were also shared.
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A statement issued by ISPR said, “The Army Chief appreciated the outstanding achievements of both in the field of sports and expressed full confidence in the youth of Pakistan and their outstanding talent.”
There is no notable history of Pakistan Army awarding honorary posts to players.
Earlier, Pakistani cricketer Fakhar Zaman was given the post of ‘Master Chief Petty Officer’ by the Pakistan Navy in 2017, but it cannot be called an honorary post given to a purely civilian player.
The reason for this is that in 2007, Fakhar Zaman joined the Pakistan Navy as an under-trainee sailor and during that time he also participated in many cricket competitions while representing the Pakistan Navy.
In 2013, he left the Pakistan Navy to pursue his dream of becoming a professional cricketer and decided to pursue a career in the world of cricket, and in 2017, he was awarded an honorary rank in the Navy based on his brilliant innings against India in the Champions Trophy. went.
However, Pakistani players were given honorary ranks in the police department, among them cricketer Haris Rauf was awarded the honorary rank of DSP by the Islamabad Police, Shadab Khan by the Punjab Police and Naseem Shah by the Balochistan Police.
While the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police gave the honorary rank of DSP to Shaheen Shah Afridi.