COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Navy managed to take hold of 02 more Indian fishing trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation mounted in seas south of Mannar, today (19th December 2021).The special operation was conducted in seas south of Mannar, deploying Inshore Patrol Craft attached to the North Central Naval Command and it led to the seizure of the 02 Indian fishing trawlers with 12 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters.As part of the Navy’s effort to prevent poaching by Indian fishing trawlers in Sri Lankan territorial waters, the Navy managed to take hold of 08 Indian fishing trawlers and 55 Indian fishermen during operations conducted by the Northern and North.

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Imported Milk Powder Prices Increased, people wait in line to try their luck to purchase Milk Powder

COLOMBO (News 1st); The people of the island nation of Sri Lanka have been affected by a shortage of milk powder in the market.Over the last few days, queues for milk powder were a common scene outside a local milk store in Mirihana a town on the outskirts of Colombo, however, there were no queues to be seen today.The reason being, the issuance of tokens to sell milk powder.When News 1st inquired from the usual consumers from the area, we received some in-depth details.A lady told that the queues were dispersed because the people hooted at the President or otherwise everyone bought milk peacefully and left.A senior citizen said an issue arose here with the police with many police officers including a DIG arriving at the scene and telling

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Ontario long-term care residents now eligible for 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccine

The province is releasing more on its plan to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes across Ontario. The government has just announced a rollout plan for fourth COVID-19 doses, in addition to a forthcoming vaccine mandate for staff and visitors to get their third booster shots.

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COVID-19: Saskatchewan premier defends not implementing more restrictions amid case surge

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Thursday defended his decision not to implement new restrictions amid a COVID-19 surge in the province and across the country.

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CBSL prints Rs. 202 billion, government committing mistake says Fmr. Dep. Governor

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Central Bank data show that Rs. 202 billion had been printed on Wednesday (29).It’s the first time since it had printed money since the 14th of October 2021.This brings the total money printed so far this year up to Rs.

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Indian businessman sent private jet for PM Rajapaksa, says SLPP MP

COLOMBO (News 1st); Ruling party (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) Parliamentarian Milan Jayathilake on Thursday (30) said that a powerful businessman in India had sent his private jet to Sri Lanka for the country’s Prime Minister to travel to Tirupati.“The jet was sent for a personal matter and the cost was borne by that Indian businessman,” he said.The MP also snapped at the JVP for attempting to label the private jet as the property of the Prime Minister.JVPs Wasantha Samarasinghe on Wednesday (29), slammed the Prime Minister for undertaking a visit to Tirupati at a cost of USD 32 Million using a private jet, while the people in the country struggling to survive.He said the government that says it is not in possession of US Dollars to

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Sri Lanka’s Sapugaskanda Refinery to close on 3rd Jan, Ministry assures NO fuel shortage

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Power and Energy says that the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will have to be closed again on 3rd January.According to the Ministry, the decision was taken considering the difficulties in purchasing crude oil due to the lack of foreign reserves. However, the Ministry says that the refinery will recommence operations before 30th January, as the supplies from the long-time Singapore contractor will begin on 26th January.The Ministry assures that theree will be NO fuel shortage in the country.

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The Amazing Race returns next week with season 33 premiere after long delay due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Amazing Race will return next week for its season 33 premiere after being postponed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.'It's so good to be back,' said New Zealand show host Phil Keoghan, 54, at the start of the episode in an exclusive clip provided to Variety.'We know how much you have missed The Amazing Race, and believe me, we have missed making it for you,' he added.

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COVID-19: France hit by “dizzying” daily record of more than 200,000 new cases

France is seeing a “tidal wave” of COVID-19 infections with 208,000 cases reported over the past 24 hours – a new national and European record, said Health Minister Olivier Véran on Wednesday.

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Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka in January

COLOMBO (News 1st); China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Sri Lanka in early January 2022, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing confirmed on Wednesday (29).It is reported the visit will be a courtesy call, of the Chinese Foreign Minister to inquire into a range of private sector investments across the island which falls under many of his visits around the world where Chinese interests are concerned.The Sri Lankan Embassy in China has been involved in numerous discussions with a wide range of Chinese companies to bring in investments to Sri Lanka and already some of the firms have shown keen interest in investing in the island nation.Wang Yi’s visit takes place at the backdrop where the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong

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Military will continue to support the people in the North, says Sri Lanka’s Army Chief

COLOMBO (News 1st); In the post-war era, the military will continue to support the people in the north to rebuild their livelihoods and work hand-in-hand with the communities, said the Army Commander on Wednesday (29).General Shavendra Silva visited Jaffna to share seasonal compliments and show his care for North-based fellow tri-service troops, engaged in duty roles, away from their loved ones in families.Addressing a representative group of peninsula-based All Ranks, General Shavendra Silva at first paid a glowing tribute to the memory of all fallen Tri-Service War Heroes during the humanitarian operations and wished differently able and wounded War Heroes, still under recuperation, be well and a speedy recovery.In appreciating great

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Aircraft involved in emergency landing moved to Ratmalana for investigation

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Bill on Prohibition of Obscene Publications to be re-submitted, Gazette invalidated

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister has instructed the Justice Secretary to nullify the gazette issued on the 24th of December 2021, on the Prohibition of Obscene Publications.A statement quoting M. P.

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ADB to reimburse USD 85 Mn spent on Sinopharm vaccines

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Asian Development Bank has agreed to reimburse a sum of USD 85 Million spent by Sri Lanka for Sinopharm Vaccines to combat COVID-19.This was confirmed to News 1st by State Minister (Professor) Channa Jayasumana on Wednesday (29).

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Most visits cancelled at Ontario long-term care homes

Ontario is banning most visitors from long-term care homes beginning Thursday. As Sean O’Shea reports, it’s a response to more community spread of COVID-19 and an increased number of homes that have outbreaks.

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CPC subsidiary for the development of the Trincomalee oil tank farm established

COLOMBO (News 1st) ; Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that a subsidiary company of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) was set up with regard to the development of the Trincomalee oil tank farm.Gammanpila earlier said that this subsidiary will be named the Trinco Petroleum Terminal Ltd.In a month’s time, Sri Lanka will ink the long-dragging deal with India to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farms, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila had told India’s The Hindu.

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Private jet to India : Where did it come from? – FSP raises concerns

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Frontline Socialists Party says that the private jet used by the Prime Minister to travel to India on pilgrimage recently has a flight history that is a cause for concern.“The T7 – JSG has a very interesting flight history,” said Pubudu Jagoda, the Academic Secretary of the FSP, and the flight path detailed by him is as follows.10th December 2021 : Arrives at the Katunayake Airport from India.10th December 2021 : Flies to Jomo Kenyatta International from Katunayake Airport.14th December 2021 : Travels to multiple locations in Kenya14th December 2021 : Flies to Bukoba Airport, Tanzania15th December 2021 : Flies to Kampala Airport (Entebbe International Airport) from Tanzania16th December 2021 : Arrives at

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Japan agrees to launch a military hotline with China in 2022

COLOMBO(News 1st); Japan has agreed to establish a military hotline with china Next year during virtual talks held between both nations, and expressed serious concern about China allegedly ramping up its military activity in waters around the Senkaku islands, under Japan’s rule, Japan’s defense minister Nobuo Kishi stated.Kishi held a video call with Wei Fenghe his Chinese counterpart on Monday(27), where the Japanese defense chief stressed the significance of stability in the Taiwan strait, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno stated.Beijing would protect China’s territorial integrity, marine rights and interests amid tensions over the Senkaku Islands, the Chinese Defence Minister said Japan insists on the sovereignty of the

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Bangladesh extends validity of $ 200Mn credit facility by three months

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended validity of the credit facility it extended to Sri Lanka by three months after the expiry of the first three-month tenure of the credit facility, the New Age reports, citing a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank.The New Age further reports that the loan facility has been renewed following a request from the Sri Lanka itself. Previously, Bangladesh extended the credit facility amounting to $200 million under a currency swap deal with Sri Lanka, and the country received the loan facility from Bangladesh in three tranches.The BB released $50 million as the first tranche under a currency swap deal to support Sri Lanka on 19th August, 2021.The second tranche amounting to $100 million

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Ven. Buddangala Ananda Thero passes away

COLOMBO (News 1st); Venerable Buddangala Ananda Thero, who also served as a Major General in the Sri Lankan Army, has passed away.During the Thero’s time at the army, Major General Ananda Weerasekara served as the Commanding Officer of the North Central Province before 2007.

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Scots prisoners have almost 2,000 mobile phones seized during pandemic

Nearly 2,000 Scottish Government funded mobile phones have been confiscated from inmates during the covid pandemic, according to the latest data.

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The iconic pictures of 2021 – a year of angry protests, emotional farewells, famous victories... and more Covid

We were promised the Roaring Twenties – or at least that’s what we hoped for. This time last year, optimists among us made a bold prediction.

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Over 70,000 tourist arrivals in December: SLTDA

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) says that around 70,000 tourists have arrived in the country in December.The Director-General of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Dhammika Wijesinghe said most tourists arrived in the country from India, England, Germany, Russia, the United States and Australia.She said an increase in the rate of tourist arrivals to the country has been observed as well.The Director General of SLTDA, Wijesinghe also noted that around 80,000 tourists are expected to arrive in the country in January 2022.

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Trinco Oil Tank Farm agreement in a month – Gammanpila

In a month’s time, Sri Lanka will ink the long-dragging deal with India to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farms, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila had told India’s The Hindu.The Minister had noted that the relevant documentation will be submitted at the next Cabinet meeting.The Minister said he has instructed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to form a subsidiary company, Trinco Petroleum Terminal Ltd., for the purpose.The move follows President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nod to set up the special purpose vehicle ahead of the next Cabinet meeting, reported The Hindu.“We don’t have a Cabinet meeting this week because of the holidays. We will get the decision ratified in the next one,” Mr.

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Sri Lanka to close three foreign missions due to foreign reserve concerns

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Foreign Ministry, following careful consideration, has taken a decision to temporarily close three of its Missions / Posts overseas, i.e., the Sri Lanka High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria; the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Frankfurt, Germany; and the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Nicosia, Cyprus; with effect from 31 December 2021.The decision, which has received the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, is part of a restructuring process of Sri Lanka’s network of Missions and Posts overseas carried out by the Foreign Ministry.The restructuring is undertaken with a view to conserving the country’s much needed foreign reserves and minimising expenditure related to maintenance of Sri Lanka’s Missions / Posts

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Year-end tax tips: Ways to prepare, maximize refund, and more

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UK records 320,000 more Covid cases over three days of Christmas

The UK has recorded 320,000 new Covid cases over the three days of Christmas, including 98,515 in the last 24 hours.

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Airlines cancel, delay thousands more flights due to omicron, staff shortages

WASHINGTON - At least 2,400 flights were canceled around the world on Monday, including about 880 flights in the U.S., as the nation’s travel woes extended into the post-Christmas workweek amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant.There were also more than 6,500 flights delayed globally, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. That included 1,735 total delays of flights within, into or out of the U.S. The latest COVID-19 variant upended holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers over the weekend.

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Maharashtra: 28 more Navodaya students found Covid positive, tally mounts to 82

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Series of winter storms blast western US with more snow ahead

the National Weather Service — which added that a "wintry mixture" was also expected to move into portions of the Northeast throughout the day. The NWS’ Storm Prediction Center said significant snowfall will continue for portions of West Coast mountain ranges and the Intermountain West, while parts of the West Coast will see record cold temperatures. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are expected to receive another 1 to 2 feet of snow, with totals up to 3 feet in the highest elevations, forecasters said.Several feet of snow was expected to fall in the highest elevations through Wednesday.

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CAA suspends flights of private company involved in emergency landings

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority has decided to suspend all flight operations of the private company that owned the Cessna 172 aircraft that made an emergency landing in Negombo on Monday (27)Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority Upul Dharmadasa told News 1st that the operations will be suspended pending investigations.Sri Lanka Air Force Spokesperson Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe speaking to News 1st said all four people on board the aircraft sustained injuries and were hospitalized.Two pilots and a foreign couple were thus injured.It is reported that they were flying from Sigiriya to Koggala, and encountered an issue en route, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.Earlier, on the 22nd of December, a

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Jean-Marc Vallée, director of 'Dallas Buyers Club' and more, dies at 58

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Police arrest carjacker in Kegalle

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Divisional Crimes Detective Bureau of Kegalle has arrested a suspect who drugged a taxi driver and hijacked the vehicle.According to Police, the suspect had previously hijacked another car and a three-wheeler in the same manner.The suspect had reserved taxis online and hijacked vehicles by offering the drivers various types of drug-laced beverages, Sri Lanka Police said.The suspect is a 33-year-old resident of Epitawela.Moreover, Police noted that another suspect who obtained vehicles on rent and sold them with fraudulent documents was arrested in the Akurana area in Matale.According to Police, the suspect had sold a van obtained from a resident of Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, and a van obtained from a resident of

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'Do we really want to live in a country where ministers direct all our lives?' Sir Graham Brady on Covid, SAGE, and PM Boris Johnson

Sir Graham Brady, MP for Altrincham and Sale West and chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 committee, has been more than open in his criticism of government policy throughout the pandemic thus far.

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Private aircraft makes emergency landing in Kimbulapitiya

COLOMBO (News 1st); A private aircraft has made an emergency landing in Kimbulapitiya, Negombo on Monday (27) afternoon.According to the Sri Lanka Air Force, four people were in the aircraft at the time of the incident and two of them were injured.

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China’s Xi sends New Year wishes to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

COLOMBO (News 1st); Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent his New Year wishes to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of the island nation.According to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong conveyed the greetings on Monday (27) morning at the President’s residence.

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Train passengers travel for free as Union Strike costs Department Rs. 5 Mn per day

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan train passengers once again on Monday (27) received an opportunity to travel for free, as Station Masters continued their strike action for the fourth consecutive day.Sri Lanka Railways said that the strike cost the department Rs.

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SLSI to be empowered to test imported LP gas quality

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Government has decided to empower the Sri Lanka Standards Institute to inspect the quality of imported LP gas in the country.Consumer Affairs Trade Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna speaking to News 1st said that the respective gazette will be published soon, and the Controller General of the Department of Imports and Exports Control had transferred such powers to Sri Lanka Standards Institute.Accordingly, when LP gas is imported to the country a certification is required from the site where it was refined.The State Minister said in the future an import quality assurance certificate will be required for the importation of LP gas.According to the new mechanism, the Sri Lanka Standards Institute will send

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Sri Lanka to commence Omicron testing to determine spread

COLOMBO (News 1st); The University of Sri Jayawardenapura said it will commence testing on Tuesday (28) to determine the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Sri Lanka.Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, the head of the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology at Sri Jayewardenepura University told News 1st that 96 samples were obtained from various parts of the country for these tests.Another objective of these tests is to determine whether the coronavirus has mutated.

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Station Masters to continue strike, as talks fail with Railways GM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Station Masters’ Union said that talks with the General Manager of Railways to end the ongoing trade union action, failed on Monday (27).The Trade Union said the strike action will continue.Sri Lankan train passengers once again on Monday (27) received an opportunity to travel for free, as Station Masters continued their strike action for the fourth consecutive day.Sri Lanka Railways said that the strike cost the department Rs.

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Train passengers travel for free as Union Strike bleeds Department of Rs. 5 Mn per day

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Cargo containers with essential goods will be released from the port next week

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunwardena said measures will be taken to ensure the release of cargo containers with essential goods held at the Colombo Port by next week.He said cargo containers with Sugar, Dhal, Rice, and other essential goods will be released after sending a list of goods to the Central Bank and obtaining the necessary recommendations.He assured that there will be no food shortage in Sri Lanka.

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Chief Inspector assigned to Thirukkovil Police Station

COLOMBO (News 1st); A Chief Police Inspector has been appointed as an acting OIC to the Thirukkovil Police, in Ampara.In addition, police officers attached to other police stations have been assigned to the Thirukkovil Police Station.A policeman killed four fellow officers and injured three others in a shooting at a police station in Sri Lanka.The incident took place in the former war zone of Thirukkovil in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday (24th December) night.The sergeant who carried out the shooting was arrested after surrendering himself and two Type 56 assault rifles with ammunition at a separate police station.The four police officers who were killed when a fellow Police Sergeant opened fire at the Thirukkovil Police Station were

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Cabinet will discuss approaching IMF at next meeting: Minister Nimal

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says the cabinet of ministers will discuss matters regarding approaching the International Monetary Fund for financial aid.Addressing an event in Kotte on Sunday (26), the Senior Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party stated that the CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and the Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance, S.R. Attygalle will be present at the Cabinet meeting which is due to be held on Monday (27) to enunciate further on the topic. The two officials will be answering questions as to whether or not the country is going to the IMF, and the reason to not go to the IMF.

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Lankans told obtain Security Clearance Report over foreign spouses

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Registrar General’s Department says that any Sri Lankan who seeks to marry a foreigner will have to wait for a ‘Security Clearance Report’ from the Defence Ministry.In a circular, the Registrar General’s Department said the foreign spouse should obtain a certificate from the security authorities of that relevant country.The certificate will indicate that the person has not been convicted for any offence during the last six months.It should be submitted to the Civil Registration Unit of the Registrar General’s Department through the local party or through an agent of the local party.This would then be sent to the Defence Ministry to obtain a security clearance report.Based on the clearance report, the Registrar

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Third wave of Covid likely to start if cases keep on rising for 14 more days, experts predict

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Sialkot lynching: Pakistan Senate passes resolution condemning mob attack

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Pakistani Senate on Friday (24) unanimously passed a resolution condemning the shameful act of mob attack on Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot, Radio Pakistan reports.The resolution was moved by the Leader of the House in the Senate Shahzad Waseem, and the resolution also reiterated that extremism is condemnable in all its forms and manifestations.It further stated that the unfortunate incident of gruesome brutality reflects the mind of extremist elements that exists in the society, which has not only tarnished the peaceful image of Pakistan but also Islam.The resolution also underlines this brutality is sheer violation of the spirit, principles, teachings and injunctions of Islam, the practices of Holy

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