Pak Envoy pledges support for development efforts of SL

Pakistan High Commissioner Maj. Gen, Muhammad Saad Khattak pledged the support of the Pakistan Government towards the development efforts of the Sri Lankan Government that had fostered friendly relations and regional cooperation between the two countries.   

He said the Pakistan Government would extend its cooperation to the Sri Lanka’s construction industry and the government’s housing projects, during a meeting held yesterday between the Sri Lankan representatives and representatives of the Pakistan Government to discuss future plans of the construction sector in Srl lanka. 

The Envoy together with several Sri Lankan representatives visited the ‘Destiny Housing Project’ near the Slave Island Railway Station which had been stalled for a long time which resumed yesterday..  

“The Pakistan Government will provide aid for the ‘Destiny Housing Project’ inaugurated today. Sri Lanka and Pakistan have had sound bilateral trade and friendly relations in the past. The regional cooperation of the two countries has a long history.” the Pakistan High Commissioner further said.   

State Ministers Nalaka Godahewa, Ajith Niwad Cabraal, Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Sirinimal Perera, Chairman of the UDA Harshan De Silva and several senior officials were present at the occasion.