Amir Khan Academy opens in Pak

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew CMG along with British champion Amir Khan opened the Amir Khan Academy at the Islamabad Sports Complex in the city. Speaking at the fighter's first boxing academy in the country, Drew said, "What Amir Khan is doing here is about more than just boxing. Through his academies, Amir Khan is inspiring the next generation in Pakistan and in the UK, themselves to achieve in life. I therefore am very proud to be taking part in the opening his academy in Islamabad- the first in Pakistan." Also addressing the sad demise of legend Mohammed Ali, he added, "This is a sadday for the world of boxing. But I take comfort too in the knowledge that an element of Mohammed Ali's power to inspire future generations lives on in initiatives such as this.