Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Sri Lanka next month during which the two sides will sign several agreements including a pact on combating money laundering and terrorism financing, Foreign Ministry officials said on Saturday.
This will be Mr. Sharif’s first visit to Lanka since President Maithripala Sirisena took office a year ago. Mr. Sharif last visited the island nation in November 2013 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting which was held in Colombo.
Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva was quoted as saying 10 memorandum of understandings (MoUs) and pacts are to be signed during Mr. Sharif’s visit, covering a range of key areas.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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