Sialkot incident can have no affect on the 2 nations’ pleasant ties: SL excessive commissioner

“Pakistan and Sri Lanka are mates and can stay mates. I guarantee you that this incident is not going to have an effect on our relationships,” stated the Sri Lankan excessive commissioner.

Throughout a press convention on Monday, Sri Lanka’s excessive commissioner praised the Pakistani authorities’s help and thanked the Pakistani folks for his or her sympathies and condolences, stating that the incident was unlucky.

Lauding the steps taken by the federal government of Pakistan, Vikrama stated that numerous folks have been arrested since Friday, when the incident happened in Sialkot.

“I’m certain that the federal government of Pakistan will take steps to make sure that the household of Priyanta Deyawanda Kumar will get justice. This can be a homicide. The Sri Lankan authorities is bound that it [the incident] has nothing to do with Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We’ve seen that Pakistan has taken rapid motion, ” he added.

“We need not declare we’re mates; Pakistan and Sri Lanka have social, defence, and commerce ties, and this incident is not going to affect the present relationship,” he stated.

He stated that the stays of a 48-year previous Sri Lankan citizen had been despatched to Colombo.

In the meantime, PTI chief Arshad Dad apologised on behalf of the occasion to the Sri Lankan excessive commissioner, saying it was unlucky that faith was utilized in such an incident.