page_title: Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Lasith Malinga bowling for Sri Lanka to Shahid Afridi in the ICC World Twenty20 Final against Pakistan at Lord's.
context_page_description: Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations refer to bilateral relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Both countries are located in South Asia. The earliest proper diplomatic and trade contacts between Pakistan and Sri Lanka date back as early as 1948.
  In the past, Pakistan assisted the Government of Sri Lanka in supplying High-Tech military equipment to the Sri Lankan army in the civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The relationship also fosters on strong mutual Sino-Pakistan and Sino-Sri Lankan relationship, as China maintains strong mutual interest in the economic and military development of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka are also members of SAARC. Relations which are generally warm have gone into strong tie recently.
  There is a Pakistani embassy located in Colombo and a Sri Lankan embassy situated in Islamabad.
context_section_description: In 2017 October Sri Lanka Cricket team became the first major international team to arrived in Pakistan after terrorist attack 2009
caption: Shahid Afridi batting against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 Final at Lord's in England.
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