Norway–Pakistan relations

Norway–Pakistan relations
Pakistani-Norwegian relations
Map indicating locations of Pakistan and Norway

Pakistan

Norway

Norway and Pakistan have extremely warm and strengthen ties. Norway's development cooperation with Pakistan dates back to mid-80s and has over the years evolved from commodity assistance to right-based development.[1] The Norwegian government is contributing significantly towards documentation, preservation and dissemination of Pakistan traditional culture, arts, crafts and musical heritage, under an on-going joint institutional cooperation programme between Pakistan and Norway.[2]

Pakistanis form the largest immigrant community in Norway[3] and they were the first to arrive in Norway before immigrants of other nationalities. A vast majority of Pakistanis in Norway come from the Punjab, Pakistan and live in Norwegian cities such as Oslo and Drammen.[4]

Norway maintains an embassy in Islamabad and a honorary consulate in Lahore[5] and Pakistan has an embassy in Oslo.[6]

See also

  • Pakistani Norwegians

References