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Sri Lankan delegation successfully concludes visit to Pakistan   At the invitation of the Government of Pakistan as a State Guest, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka Vidura Wickramanayaka led a delegation to Pakistan on 27 May, to participate in the international symposium and exhibition titled “From Gandhara to the World: The Legacy of Gandharan Buddhism” held in connection with Vesak Day 2024.  Minister Wickramanayaka was accompanied by Member of Parliament S.M.M. Muszhaaraff, Ven. Halmillawewe Pemarathana Thero from the International Samanera Bhikkhu Training Institute, Dambulla, Ven. Prof. Thumbulle Seelakkhandha Thero, a member of the Sangha Council in Asgiri Maha Viharaya and former Vice-Chancellor of Pali and Buddhist University and Anuradhapura Bhikku University, Ven. Mugunuwela Anurudha Thero, General Secretary of the All Island Buddhist Council, and Ven. Prof. Tempitiye Indawimala, a lecturer at the Peradeniya University. High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Islamabad Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, ...