Sri Lanka deploys troops to control prison unrest
COLOMBO, 07 AUG (DNA) — Sri Lanka deployed troops to its main maximum-security prison in Colombo and two other jails on Friday, following unsuccessful breakout attempts in which three inmates were killed and 23 wounded, a government minister said. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said an inmate was killed and 10 others wounded after guards thwarted an attempt by about 40 convicts to escape from Colombo’s maximum-security Welikada Prison on Thursday night. Sri Lankan jails have been hit by a spate of unrest in recent weeks, with 10 guards and 23 inmates killed in two separate riots at two other prisonsRead More
High powered Chinese business delegation explores bilateral trade & investment avenues at ICCI
ISLAMABAD, AUG 7 /DNA/ – President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Tahir Mehmood, has called for taking Pakistan-China economic cooperation beyond its traditional framework byRead More
