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‘Like
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IDRIS
Babur’s poetry book was launched Sunday 25 March at Islamabad Serena
Hotel at the PANA Poetry and Literature Breakfast. The book is in Urdu but
some poems have been translated into English. The title of the book, Yunhi,
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Cooperation
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Atle Hetland |
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| “It is essential for the University of Gujrat to establish links with the local industry”, Prof. Dr. M. Nizamuddin said when receiving a delegation of local and foreign professionals from Islamabad last Saturday. The University of Gujrat Vice Chancellor further emphasized the importance of skills training and mid-level competence,..........................Read More | |
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| Multidisciplinary Approaches needed to meet the Challenges of Climate Change......Read More | |
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Poetry
and Prayers for Peace
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| “We have so many activities that appeal to the mind only, or perhaps not even that as some meetings are basically bureaucratic. We need meetings that also appeal to the heart, too. And sometimes, we just need to be together in pleasant surroundings over a cup of tea and a meal”, the Australian-Pakistani Poet and Teacher Jocelyn Ortt Saeed.......Read More | |
Norway’s
National Day
Celebrating
Constitution & Children
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| On the 17th of May the Norwegians celebrate their National Day or, Constitution Day as it is also called as the day is actually in remembrance of Norway again becoming an independent country in 1814, with its own constitution and parliament. Denmark was on the losing side in the Napoleonic Wars and had to cede Norway, which entered into a union with Sweden until 1905......Read More | |
Norwegian
Laila Bokhar writes
about extremism in
Pakistan
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When Laila Bohari introduced her book “Holy
Wrath: My Journey Through Pakistan” at a book
breakfast in Islamabad last Sunday, the audience was as attentive as a
speaker can wish for. It was a bright Sunday morning in a pleasant and
quiet room with flowers and candles, but the topic was serious. Laila
presented her book about extremism..................Read
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| Knowledge without Borders By: Atle Hetland | |
University
of Gujrat launches a brand new seminar series on Thursday 14 October. The
Seminar Series
is open to the general public as well as university teachers and staff. It
will be held at UOG’s Main Campus (Hafiz Hayat Campus) on the outskirt
of Gujrat City from 2 – 4 pm.......Read
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| “Norway gave Me Academic Values”:Farooq Khan | |
Farooq Khan graduated in Social Sciences from the University of
Oslo after many years of thorough
studies. The University is listed as one of the five best universities in
the whole of Scandinavia. Farooq studied Sociology with emphasis..........Read
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| Education for All Refugees and IDPs By: Atle Hetland | |
In
2009, only about 50,000 Afghan refugees returned home. In 2010, until this
date, 100,000 have already
returned. Still, there are some 2.5 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
It will take long before they all have gone home, and many are likely to
live all their lives in exile. The young refugees probably feel as at home
in Pakistan,......................Read
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| Norwegian NGOs in Pakistan By: Atle Hetland | |
There are two large Norwegian non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) with country offices in Pakistan, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC). Both organizations have worked in Pakistan for
many years. They carry out important work in humanitarian and development
aid, often related to..................Read
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Generous
Norwegian Help to Flood Victims
By: Atle Hetland |
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Initially,
Norway provided NOK 100 million ($ 16 million) in assistance to
Pakistani immediately it
became evident that the floods were massive in Pakistan, affecting about
20 million people, four times as the total population of Norway. This
week, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jonas Gahr Store,
while at the United Nations in New York, announced a tripling of the aid
to a total amount of NOK 400 million ($ 66 million)......Read
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| New Norwegian Books about Pakistan | |
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Three new books about Pakistan in Norwegian have just been released in
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Success in Norway By ATLE HETLAND |
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 Amjad
Iqbal’s
father went to Norway in the 1970s to work in a factory in Oslo. Amjad
came four years later when he was 11 years old, and the rest of the
family followed. “We have relatives in Gujrat but my father had
shifted to Rawalpindi before emigrating to Norway.”...Read
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| Secondary School in Norway By ATLE HETLAND | |
 “When
I was a young teenager, I went to Tøyen skole in Oslo for my lower secondary education. Unlike three
of my brothers, I came back to Pakistan to continue my education and
later I joined the army where I was trained in engineering and worked
until retirement a few years ago. I am glad I came back to Pakistan, but
I am also glad to have many family members in Norway”, Mukhtar Ahmed
says......Read
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| Pakistanis in Norway By ATLE HETLAND | |
“I
am a Norwegian citizen, but I also feel at home in my parents’ country
of origin and that of my wife”,
Atilla A. Iftikhar Warraich says. They all come from Gujrat, but for the
last few years Atilla has lived with his wife and young children in
Islamabad. He is the Chairman of Pakistan-Norway Association (PANA), a
friendship association for Norwegians, Pakistani-Norwegians, Pakistanis
and others, with most of its modest.......Read
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By ATLE HETLAND |
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Atle Hetland is a senior Norwegian social scientist currently based in Islamabad. atlehetland@yahoo.com |
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