COLOMBO – Sri Lankan police are probing the death of a Pakistani nationalonboard a Sri Lankan Airlines flight which arrived at the BandaranaikeInternational Airport from Singapore, local media reported Sunday.
The 86-year-old Pakistani woman, identified as 86-year old Nisa Alimun, wasaboard the UL 306 flight from Changi Airport in Singapore to Sri Lanka onSaturday.
The remains of the deceased was taken to the Negombo Hospital for apost-mortem examination, the police said.
Sri Lankan Airlines (marketed as SriLankan) is the flag carrier of SriLanka and currently the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraftand destinations. The airline operates to 43 destinations from its main hublocated at Bandaranaike International Airport near Colombo; the airline’shead office is on the airport property.
Pakistanis in Sri Lanka constitute a population of 300-400 according to theOverseas Pakistanis Foundation. Most Pakistanis residing in Sri Lanka areemployees/workers and students. Mostly Muslim by religion, the majority arefound in the Sri Lankan business and financial capital of Colombo.