Speaker gets updated on Pakistan’s latest security situation

Pakistan High Commissioner Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat (left) and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya

Pakistan High Commissioner Major General (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat paid a courtesy call on Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on 7 March. 

The High Commissioner apprised the Speaker on the prevailing situation in the region. He underscored Pakistan’s commitment to peace and stability in the region. Highlighting the repeated overtures by the Prime Minister of Pakistan to deescalate tensions across the Line of Control, he emphasised that Pakistan would encourage international community’s support for dialogue and negotiations between India and Pakistan for peaceful resolution of all disputes including the Kashmir issue.