Uniindia: Islamabad, Feb 23 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday on a two-day maiden visit to the country, at the invitation of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Khan Emerges As A Factor in Lanka’s Muslim Politics Raises Kashmir, calls for dialogue with India
COLOMBO: The two-day visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Sri Lankahas put Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations on a new plane. While the traditional defense and security ties will be enhanced, the relationship may acquire a noticeable economic content.
More interestingly, Pakistan may become a factor in Sri Lankan Muslim politics.
Imran Khan’s intercession on the issue of the burial of the COVID-19 dead, might result in government’s lifting the ban on it, thus bringing the curtains down on the bitter conflict between the State and the Muslims, for whom burial is a mandated Islamic practice.
SRINAGAR: Visiting at a time when Sri Lanka is facing the music for cremating the Muslim victims of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan talked about Kashmir insisting that it is Pakistan’s only dispute with India. He said he did approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after he was elected as the Prime Minister.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has a rousing welcome during his Sri Lanka visit.
Kashmir In Trade Meet
“Our [India-Pakistan] only dispute is Kashmir and it can only be resolved through dialogue,”
India Today quoted Khan telling the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference, which he co-chaired with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa. “Immediately when I came into power, I approached our neighbour India and explained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the way forward for the subcontinent is to resolve our differences through dialogue.”
Colombo (News 1st); Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan did not make any mention of the cremation of COVID-19 victims during his meets with the President - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.