Pakistan PM on three-day visit to Sri Lanka

Jan 04, 2015 (LBO) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be in Sri Lanka this week on a three-day visit for bilateral talks with the government and to launch a single country exhibition. Among topics to be discussed include the existing Free-Trade Agreement and cooperation in several areas including health, science and technology, money laundering and terrorism financing. Sharif will also deliver a lecture at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute on Tuesday. Pakistan Muslim League-N President Nawaz Sharif was elected as the 27th Prime Minister for the third time in June 2013 by securing 244 votes in the Pakistan National Assembly.