Skellefteå's melting pot - Pakistan's turn in the sun

Skellefteå is a place where people from many different countries live. To help everyone feel welcome and connected, a new event called "One Evening - One Country" was started last year. This event is a chance for people who have lived here for a long time and people who are new to meet and learn about each other's cultures. Recently, Pakistan was the focus and Norran was there to document the fun.

One Evening, One Country - Pakistan

One Evening, One Country - Pakistan

Foto: Donna Richmond

Engelska2024-10-09 11:03

The "One Evening - One Country" program, organised by Welcome House Skellefteå, Expats & Friends and Medborgskolan, began late last year with a focus on India. Last week, the spotlight shifted to Pakistan, India's neighboring country. A fascinating presentation explored Pakistan's rich history and traditions.

Local residents from Skellefteå enthusiastically participated in the event, enjoying the informative session, interacting with newcomers, and savoring the delicious Pakistani food. 

Norran was present to capture the event in photos and, of course, to sample the cuisine!

60+ images from the evening below.

One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Salena Haseeb with her husband Haseeb Anwar and son M. Azaan Haseeb.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Salena Haseeb with her husband Haseeb Anwar and son M. Azaan Haseeb.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Adeel Yasin with his son Ahmed.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Adeel Yasin with his son Ahmed.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Mian Hassan Raza.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Mian Hassan Raza.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Micael Silenstam of Welcome House Skellefteå.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Micael Silenstam of Welcome House Skellefteå.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Adeel Yasin with his son Ahmed.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan. Adeel Yasin with his son Ahmed.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Country, One Evening: Pakistan.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Left, Noshila Zaman and right, Anusheh Umer.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Left, Noshila Zaman and right, Anusheh Umer.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Left to right, Aaras, Meer-e-Salaar, Meer-e-Aalam and Meer-e-Salateen.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Left to right, Aaras, Meer-e-Salaar, Meer-e-Aalam and Meer-e-Salateen.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Sundus Tariq.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Sundus Tariq.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Sundus Tariq.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan. Sundus Tariq.
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan
One Evening, One Country - Pakistan