Colombo, April 30 -- Against the backdrop of escalation of tension with India following the Pahalgam incident and warning that the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be suspended, Pakistan expects Sri Lanka to play a neutral, non-aligned role which is the trademark of its foreign policy, a top diplomatic source on the situation said yesterday on condition of anonymity.

It transpired during a background discussion on the current situation.

The Pakistani authorities have apparently taken note of the wordings of the statement issued by the President's Media Division (PMD) condemning the terror attack after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Pakistani authorities are co...