News and events // Last updated: 08/01/2012 //

Ambassador Cecilie Landsverk participated as chief guest in the event of launching the pilot Study on “Honour Killings” in Pakistan and the Compliance of Law. The study has been funded by the Norwegian Embassy. Although the legislation against “honour Killing” was passed in 2004, its implementation is defective/faulty. The author of the report Maliha Zia Lari said that in her findings there are...

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Photo: Nordmanns-Forbundet.
News and events // Last updated: 08/01/2012 //

Norgesskolen er en tre ukers sommerskole i norsk språk og kultur for barn av norske foreldre eller av foreldre som av andre grunner ønsker å opprettholde kontakten med Norge, norsk kultur og norsk skole.

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News and events // Last updated: 10/11/2011 //

Monday, the UNESCO General Conferance admitted Palestine as a Member of the Organisation. Norway voted for Palestinian membership.

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Photo: Ambassaden i Islamabad.
News and events // Last updated: 05/10/2011 //

The new Norwegian ambassador to Pakistan, Ms. Cecilie Landsverk, presented her credentials to the President of Pakistan, HE. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari on 4 October.

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Photo: Lars Opstad/Rikskonsertene.
News and events // Last updated: 22/11/2011 //

A chilly autumn evening was suddenly filled with music from near and a far as musicians from Pakistan, India and Norway entered the stage in Oslo. For the nearly 500 guests the performance turned out to be a colourful journey of music and dance with stop-overs in Karachi, Lahore, Mumbai, Kautokeino and Furuset! The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkesteret, KORK) played film music from...

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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 is to be divided equally between Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. 
Photo: Scanpix/ photomontage MFA Norway.
News and events // Last updated: 11/10/2011 //

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work. Women’s participation is crucial in promoting peace and preventing conflict.”

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News and events // Last updated: 04/10/2011 //

The Norwegian ambassador; Ms Cecilie Landsverk visits the flood stricken areas in the province of Sindh. The local NGO; Research and Development Foundation presents one of their emergency operations in Mirpurkhas, which is initiated in cooperation with Norwegian partner; KN, and funded by the Norwegian government.

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