Pak Breaks Indian Monopoly over Vehicle Supply to Lanka
By P K Balachandran - COLOMBO
Pakistan on Wednesday broke the Indian monopoly over the supply of transport vehicles to the Sri Lankan armed forces and the police by gifting a hundred Toyota Corolla (Altis) cars to the security forces.
The handing over ceremony was graced by the Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Army Commander Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Inspector General of Police N K Illangakoon, Pakistan High Commissioner Major General (Retired) Qasim Qureshi and officials of the Karachi-based manufacturer Indus Motors.
Indus Motors has been making Toyota and Daihatsu vehicle in Pakistan from 1990.
Previously, the Lankan security forces bought vehicles mostly from Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra and Ashok Leyland of India but now all types of trucks, vehicles are bought from Pakistan.
Pak Breaks Indian Monopoly over Vehicle Supply to Lanka -The New Indian Express