Colombo
Pakistani High Commissioner (HC) to Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak paid courtesy calls on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa at their offices in Colombo.
During the meetings with Sri Lankan President & PM, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak underscored that relations between the two nations are time tested, deep rooted and all-encompassing. They have gained strength in all spheres and domains, he added. He also apprised them about 1000 scholarships announced by Pakistan Higher Education Commission for Sri Lankan Students.
The High Commissioner reiterated that Pakistan stands with Sri Lanka and is ready to extend whatever support it needs in various fields including defence, intelligence sharing, eradication of drug trafficking and combating extremism of all forms.
President Gotabaya and Prime Minister Mahinda also gratefully acknowledged Pakistan’s assistance to Sri Lanka whenever required and underlined the importance of further strengthening bilateral co-operation between the two brotherly nations.—INP
