Fowzie on relief mission to Pakistan

MINISTER of Environment and Natural Resources A.H.M. Fowzie will leave for Pakistan tomorrow as a representative of the President and the Government.

He will convey the Government's condolence and hand over a Cheque for US$ 100,000 to Pakistani Foreign Minister, states a Ministry press release.

Fowzie earlier handed over some relief material including 8,575 tents to the Pakistani High Commissioner Col. Bashir Wali Mohamed in Colombo and expressed the sympathies and condolences of the Government of Sri Lanka over the loss of lives and property.