Rugby: Pakistan Army team in Sri Lanka

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As part of the ongoing Army-to-Army Sports Exchange Programme between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, a 17-Member Pakistan Army Rugby Team, arrived Colombo on July 24.

The Pakistan Army Rugby team, led by Brigadier Ghulam Jilani, will play a bilateral series with SLA Rugby Team from 25th July to 1st August 2017.

Bilateral sports exchange programme between the two armed forces has been working very well.

In the recent past, Pakistan Army Hockey and Pakistan Air Force soccer teams visited Sri Lanka in December 2016 to play friendly matches against Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Air Force teams, respectively.

Both sides have resolved to intensify sports and cultural cooperation for enhancing people to people contacts.

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