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COLOMBO (News1st): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the government’s decision to reverse its mandatory cremation policy of COVID-19 deceased.
“I thank the Sri Lankan leadership & welcome the Sri Lankan govt’s official notification allowing the burial option for those dying of COVID-19,” Khan who visited the country recently said in a tweet.
Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also expressed similar sentiments.
“Pakistan is grateful to the leadership of Sri Lanka for allowing the option of burial for victims of COVID-19,” Qureshi said in a tweet a day after the government amended the laws.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz also welcomed the government’s “long overdue” move.
A huge relief to Muslim community dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Addressing the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference in Colombo, Khan said that he offered India an opportunity to hold peace talks on being elected as prime minister in 2018 but nothing came to pass. "Our only dispute is Kashmir and it can only be resolved through dialogue," he said.
காஷ்மீா் பிரச்னைக்கு பேச்சு மூலமே தீா்வு: இம்ரான் கான் dinamani.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dinamani.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.