{"id":6300,"date":"2017-11-07T14:59:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T09:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanhc.lk\/?p=6300"},"modified":"2020-01-09T00:09:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:39:41","slug":"pakistan-naval-ship-saif-held-a-grand-reception-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/?p=6300","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF held a grand reception on-board"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF held a grand reception on-board<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 Displaying a warm hospitality, a colorful reception was held on-board at Pakistan Naval Ship SAIF last evening at Colombo Dockyard. The Minister for\u00a0Primary Industries,\u00a0Hon.\u00a0Daya Gamage graced the occasion as the chief guest. The reception was attended by Minister for Skills Development and Vocational Training,\u00a0Hon.\u00a0Chandima Weerakkody, State Minister for National Integration and Reconciliation,\u00a0Hon.\u00a0\u00a0A.H.M. Fowzie, Secretary Defense,\u00a0Kapila Waidyaratne, Chief of Defense Staff,\u00a0Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Commander Army Major General Mahesh Senanayake,\u00a0Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra, officers of the High Commission, a large number of people from different spheres of life and representatives of media. \u00a0 While welcoming the guests, Commander of the ship Captain, Shahzad Iqbal said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka have strong ties and both navies engage in multilayered cooperation.\u00a0 The visit is a manifestation of the strong diplomatic, economic, and cultural and defense relations between the two friendly countries and aimed at further strengthening these existing bonds, he highlighted. \u00a0 He further elaborated that Pakistan is proud that\u00a0number of Sri Lankan Navy Officers and Sailors have undergone range of courses in Pakistan.\u00a0He thanked the government of Sri Lanka and its people for sending the Sri Lankan Cricket Squad who has won Pakistani peoples\u2019 hearts in Lahore. He said that Pakistan always stood with Sri Lanka and will continue its support in future as well. \u00a0 Later on, a cake commemorating Pakistan-Sri Lanka friendship was jointly cut by the Ministers, Defense Secretary, Chief of Defense Staff,\u00a0Army Chief,\u00a0Acting High Commissioner Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra and Pakistan Defense Advisor\u00a0Colonel Sajjad Ali. \u00a0 During their four days stay (November 5 to 8) at Colombo, the officers and men of the PNS SAIF are participating in various professional and sports activities with Sri Lankan Navy. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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