SRI LANKA PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP
ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES WEBSITE
In an impressive ceremony held at Pakistan High Commission Colombo, the first ever website of the Srilanka Pakistan Friendship Association (SLPFA) was launched by the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Ms. Maryam Saeed. The ceremony was also attended by the President and other office bearers of the SLPFA, Embassy officials, diplomats and representatives of various media organizations.
The new website of the association http://www.slpafa.org/ is an open source knowledge portal , offering free downloads of all relevant information about the association, its past history, current projects and programmes, latest news and reference material about Pakistan and Sri Lanka in an interactive and user friendly manner. This website will not only cater to the members of the SLPFA alone but the society at large including the Pakistani community in Sri Lanka, other similar associations, NGOs, state agencies, researches, academics, business and civil societies and a host of others.
While speaking on the occasion the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, who is also the patron of SLPFA, applauded the management and members of the Association for the successful launch of the website. She said that the new leadership of Sri Lanka-Pakistan Friendship Association has injected great dynamism into the organization, which for many years, has been instrumental in strengthening the bonds of friendship between peoples of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The initiative of launching the Sri Lanka – Pakistan Friendship Association website will set the futuristic direction for the organization and will ensure fostering friendships, speedy connectivity, and appeal for the younger generation, she added.
The President of the SLPFA, Mr. Ifthikhar Aziz said that the Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship Association has launched this site with the aim to completely revamp and enhance the image of the association, so that its members could have a sense of belonging and a passion to promote the aims and objectives of the SLPFA. This website can and will play a major role in realizing this commitment. He added that the Association welcomes suggestions, comments and the views of those accessing the website, so as to improve its contents and also to serve society at large in a more meaningful manner. web:http://www.slpafa.org/
