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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... Read more

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... Read more

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

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.” Read more

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. Read more

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. Read more

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated, at the request of the Afghan and Turkish governments, a meeting in Oslo on September 30 to discuss strengthened cooperation in the region of which Afghanistan is a part. The topic of the meeting was regional cooperation. Read more

“I strongly condemn the attack in which Burhanuddin Rabbani and several others were killed. This was not just an attack on Mr Rabbani and his colleagues, but a serious assault on the Afghan Government and the ongoing stabilisation efforts,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more

Norway will provide NOK 40 million, approximately US$ 7.1 million to the flood victims in Pakistan. The situation is critical and the number of victims keeps rising. The country has been hit by extreme rainfall just one year after the worst flood in its history. Read more

Speech held the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, at the World Islamic Mission Mosque in Oslo, 26 July 2011 Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more

Norway is in mourning after the terrible attacks in Oslo and at Utøya. We are all joined together in deep respect and sympathy for those who have lost their lives. You can use this online book of condolences to write messages of sympathy for the victims, their families and everyone else who has been affected by the attacks on the government buildings and Utøya. Read more

Norge våknet lørdag opp i dyp sorg etter de forferdelige ugjerningene i Oslo og på Utøya fredag 22. juli. Ugjerningene er et angrep på demokratiet, på uskyldige unge mennesker. På sin pressekonferanse lørdag morgen sa statsminister Jens Stoltenberg dette: Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more

I Norge er valgdagen for kommunestyrevalget og fylkestingsvalget 2011 mandag 12. september 2011. Mange kommuner holder også valg søndag 11. september. Velgere som ikke er i Norge på valgdagen den 12. september, kan forhåndsstemme i utlandet. Dette gjelder både for velgere som er bosatt i utlandet, og velgere som oppholder seg midlertidig i utlandet. Read more

Mens det meste av verdens oppmerksomhet rundt Pakistan de siste ukene har dreid seg om Osama bin Laden, har ambassaden i Islamabad gjennomført prosjektet Fusion in the Evening, et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom norske jazzmusikere og pakistanske klassiske musikere. Read more

It is now finally possible to register your application online if you plan to apply for a visa or a residence permit via the Embassy in Islamabad. Read more

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. Read more

Et 40 dagers tokt med R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen har startet i Pakistans økonomiske sone for å kartlegge situasjonen for de biologiske ressurser i Pakistans økonomiske sone. Det er 26 år siden Nansen sist var i farvannet og gjennomførte en lignende analyse. I mellomtiden har det vært et omfattende fiske på en rekke arter. Read more

“The situation in Pakistan is critical for more than six million people who are in need of food and clean water,” said State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa. Read more