{"id":6858,"date":"2021-02-26T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2021-10-26T23:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T18:27:07","slug":"pm-welcomes-sri-lankas-notification-regarding-burial-option-for-covid-19-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/top-news\/pm-welcomes-sri-lankas-notification-regarding-burial-option-for-covid-19-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"PM welcomes Sri Lanka&#8217;s notification regarding burial option for COVID-19 victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday welcomed the decision of Sri Lanka government for allowing burial options for\u00a0those\u00a0dying of COVID-19, instead of the earlier compulsory cremation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>PM Khan thanked the Sri Lankan leadership and welcomed the official notification issued in this regard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u201cI thank the Sri Lankan leadership and welcome the Sri Lankan govt\u2019s official notification allowing the burial option for those dying of COVID-19,\u201d the prime minister tweeted.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday welcomed the decision of Sri Lanka government for allowing burial options for\u00a0those\u00a0dying of COVID-19, instead of the earlier compulsory cremation. 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