At least 20 high-ranking Sri Lankan bureaucrats will visit Pakistan from September 15 to 27 on a training tour at Pakistan’s National School of Public Policy (NSPP) in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka said.
The delegation members paid a courtesy call on the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Maj. Gen. (Retd), Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat today where High Commissioner said that the visit will give an excellent opportunity to Sri Lankan officers to gain knowledge about Pakistan’s civil service structure.
He further said that the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) is a premier institution for training management of civil servants in Pakistan.
The delegation members, apart from visiting the government institutions in Pakistan, will visit Lahore and Taxila Museums, and different educational institutions. The delegation will also meet high ranking government functionaries during their stay in Pakistan.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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