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From Geneva vote to Pakistan National Day
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Pakistan celebrated its National Day on Tuesday and a reception was held at a Colombo Hotel to mark the occasion. Significantly, the reception took place a few hours after the UN Human Rights Council adopted a tough resolution against Sri Lanka with Pakistan being one of the 11 countries that supported Sri Lanka. Among those present were Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne, Foreign Secretary Retired Admiral Jayanath Colombage and Sri Lanka Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana. They are discussing the Geneva vote. Pic by Indika Handuwela.