A ceremony was held by the High Commission of Pakistan this morning to mark the 76th National Day of Pakistan.
The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka have intensified engagement and undertaken substantive measures to further deepen and broaden the economic and political relationship between the two sides, a statement said.
The event was celebrated by the High Commission and the Pakistani community based in Sri Lanka.
The High Commissioner hoisted the national flag while the national anthem being played. Later, the messages of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were read out by the Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra to the participants.
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