On Tuesday 29^th March, Olemic Thommessen and Marit Nybakk, President and First Vice President of the Storting respectively, conveyed the Storting’s condolences to Ms Riffat Masood, Pakistan’s ambassador to Norway.

“On behalf of the Storting, I would like to express our deepest sorrow and sympathy to all those affected by the dreadful attack in Lahore. Our thoughts go out to the victims, their relatives and friends, and the Pakistani people as a whole. Attacking children and their families is an incomprehensible and atrocious act. It shows how vital the work to create stable democracies that protect the rights of their citizens is,” said the President of the Storting.

Mr Thommessen and Ms Nybakk signed the book of condolence during their visit to the Pakistani Embassy on Tuesday. The Presidium has also sent letters of condolence to the National Assembly of Pakistan.

The following letter of condolence has been sent to Mr Raza Rabbani, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan: Letter of condolence to the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan

The following letter of condolence has been sent to Mr Sardary Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan: Letter of condolence to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan