Pakistan has deployed army and paramilitary forces to protect Sri Lanka’s cricket team and has shifted entire T20 tri-nation series to Rawalpindi, after a deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad raised security concerns during their ongoing tour. Sri Lanka are playing a three-match one-day series in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, followed by a Twenty20 tri-series, involving Zimbabwe […]
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Sri Lanka military helicopter crash kills 6, including special forces troops
A Sri Lankan military helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya reservoir on Thursday, killing six personnel and injuring six others. The Bell 212 aircraft was carrying 12 individuals, including members of the Special Forces and the Air Force, when it went down during a routine training flight. The crew was reportedly preparing for an upcoming […]
Sri Lanka Easter bombings mastermind trained in India
Zahran Hashim, who is believed to have masterminded the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, spent ‘substantial time’ in India, The Hindu reported. Investigators identified Hashim as the leader of the National Thowheed Jamaath, which they said executed the highly coordinated blasts. Over 250 people, including 45 children and 40 foreign nationals, were killed in the […]
Sri Lanka may seek Pakistan’s help to trace terrorists
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his government will, if necessary, seek Pakistan’s help to trace the terrorists involved in the recent Easter Sunday bombings. In an exclusive interview with an international newspaper published on Friday, Wickremesinghe pointed out that Pakistan had in the past ‘fully supported Sri Lanka’s war on terror’. […]
Gained in translation
Sometimes one wishes to bang one’s head against a wall. Like when the learned minister for climate change asserts piously that the recent rainfall in the country was solely due to our prime minister being virtuous. Makes one wonder about the role of the ‘corrupt’ leaders over the past 10 years in the kind of […]