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Musharraf reaches for the moon
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to put Pakistan on the map of nations exploring space, said President General Pervez Musharraf at the graduation ceremony of the Institute of Space Technologys (IST) first batch of BSc in aeronautical, aeronautical engineering and communication systems engineering on Friday.We must explore space and bring its benefits to the people of Pakistan, he said at the ceremony attended by federal ministers, services chiefs, senior government officials and the institutes faculty. He vowed to launch a manned flight to space and even the moon in the coming years. Musharraf said the countrys space programme had been neglected in the past, and adequate funds had not been provided for its development. He said the government was providing funds to all research and strategic organisations to achieve the desired results. The government had brought Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission under the National Command Authoritys control to bring the commission at par with strategic organisations, he said, adding that the government had realised the potential of space in terms of socio-economic development and security. Posted by: john 2006-08-13 |
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