The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said that controversial emergency provisions in the island nation prevailing since 2005 will not be extended from next month.Making this important announcement in the Parliament on Thursday, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the bill to extend the state of emergency, which is passed every month by the Parliament, will not be introduced when the tenure of the current law comes to an end.In his brief statement this afternoon, President Rajapaksa also announced that Provincial elections in the war ravaged North will be held next year, although no date as of now has been set for it. Sri Lanka has been under emergency rule for the most part of the past three decades, with the last phase of the tough law enforced in August 2005 after the assassination of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by suspected LTTE snipers. International community have been calling on the Sri Lankan government to completely remove the controversial laws but the government said the regulations were essential to fight the Tamil Tiger rebels. However, even after the military defeated the LTTE two years ago, Sri Lanka continued to enforce these provisions on grounds of security concerns.