President condemns cowardly terrorist attack on cricketers
President Mahinda Rajapaksa unequivocally condemned
the cowardly terrorist attack targeting the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in
Lahore, Pakistan, today (March 03) emphasizing that the Sri Lankan team
had gone to Pakistan as ambassadors of goodwill.
The President, who is at present in Nepal, has
instructed that immediately action be taken to bring back to Sri Lanka
all members of the team, ensuring their safety and security.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs who is now in Nepal
has been instructed to leave for Pakistan immediately in this regard.
Instructions also have been given to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in
Islamabad to facilitate the arrangements with Pakistani authorities on
medical attention for the players in hospital, and their safe return of
the team to Sri Lanka .
The President expressed his sincere good wishes for
the speedy recovery for all injured players and officials and their well
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