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Pakistan celebrates its independence on Aug 14 and this year marks 75 years of independence from the British colonial rule.
Lanka cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said the island nation wouldn't, under any circumstance, act detrimental to the interests of India or China as both have been friends-in-need.
China demonstrated its outrage over Pelosi's visit with a burst of military activity in surrounding waters, summoning the US ambassador in Beijing and halting several agricultural imports from Taiwan.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Pelosi's visit has triggered increased tension between China and the United States.
Al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US drone strike carried out by the CIA in Kabul on Sunday, was a top deputy to bin Laden before taking the helm of the group.
US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Zawahiri died after a US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul at 6:18 am on Sunday.
The quake with its epicentre in Martinbirta hit Khotang, 450 km east of Kathmandu, at 8:13 am.
The Pope made the comment while flying back to Rome after a week-long trip to Canada, where he delivered a historic apology for the Church's role in the policy.
Gross domestic product, a wide-ranging measure of economic activity, fell by 0.9 per cent on an annualised basis from April to June.
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