PM presents `Majestic Pakistan’ book to Sri Lankan PM

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Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif records his remarks at Visitors Book on arrival at Colombo International Airport on January 4, 2016.

 

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif presented a book titled `Majestic Pakistan’ to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the book’s launch ceremony on Monday.

The two prime ministers joined the launch of the trilingual book – in English, Sinhalese and Tamil languages – at an event organised by Pakistani High Commission in Colombo.

A Pakistan-Sri Lanka Friendship Anthem prepared by Pakistan High Commission was also launched on the occasion.

The event was attended among others by Begum Kalsoom Nawaz, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, National Security Advisor Lt Gen (r) Nasir Khan Janjua and Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Major General (r) Syed Shakil Hussain.

Sri Lanka’s first lady was also present on the occasion.

Later, Prime Ministers Sharif and Wickremesinghe along with other dignitaries attended the dinner reception hosted by Pakistan High Commission in Colombo.

The `Majestic Pakistan’ book is a compilation of photographs depicting the beautiful scenery of the different areas of Pakistan and is aimed at promoting the country’s tourism abroad.

The book also highlights Pakistan as being home to old Buddhist civilisation, which is held in high esteem in Sri Lanka’s socio-religious culture.

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