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Norway–Pakistan relations

Norway–Pakistan relations

Bilateral relations

Norway–Pakistan relations are foreign relations between Norway and Pakistan. Norway provides development assistance to Pakistan, particularly in the areas of governance and education.[1] On a smaller scale, Norway has contributed toward documentation and preservation of Pakistan's cultural heritage.[2]

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Pakistanis form one of the largest immigrant communities in Norway.[3][4] Most Pakistanis in Norway come from the Punjab, Pakistan,[citation needed] and live in Oslo and Drammen.[5]

Pakistan operates an Antarctic research station in the Norwegian-claimed Antarctic territory of Queen Maud Land.

Embassies

Norway maintains an embassy in Islamabad and an honorary consulate in Lahore[6] and Pakistan has an embassy in Oslo.[7]

Transportation

Pakistan International Airlines operates two flights from Oslo Airport Gardermoen to Islamabad and Lahore.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Norway's Partners-in-Development
  2. [2]
    Norway, Lok Virsa promote Pakistani music, Daily Times, October 25, 2010
  3. [3]
    Christina Andersen and Yngve Johnsen (6 May 2013): Vietnam topper listen i Moss Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian), Moss Avis, retrieved 21 June 2013
  4. [4]
    PR No.207, PRESS RELEASE, Norwegian Minister for International Development and Environment calls on the Prime Minister, Islamabad, November 22, 2010
  5. [5]
    The Pakistani Norwegians, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Fortnight, January 1997
  6. [6]
    Norway diplomatic mission in Pakistan
  7. [7]
    Embassy of Pakistan, Oslo

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