The official visit of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to Sri Lanka has been postponed in the light of the recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
Diplomatic sources have claimed that the visits were deferred due to security concerns in Sri Lanka after a series of suicide attacks shook the island country on Easter Sunday.
Qureshi was scheduled to depart for a three-day tour to Sri Lanka from May 3.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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