In a first, Pakistan decides to send astronauts to space mission
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*ISLAMABAD - In as first, Pakistan has planned to send astronauts to space with China's help and assistance.*
*As per the media report, Pakistan has decided to send its astronauts on a space mission with assistance of China.*
The decision to this regard will be taken during the Federal Cabinet meeting today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair.
The Cabinet will also ratify the space mission proposal soon after discussion on the matter.
The meeting will also approve agreement between Pakistan and China on joint anti-narcotics task force.
In December last year, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman had announced that Pakistan will be able to send astronauts into space with the collaboration of China in the next two years.
He was addressing the inauguration session of AirTech’17 conference, hosted by Air University in Islamabad. AirTech’17 is the country’s largest technical and scientific Olympiad, being held at the main campus of Air University from December 7 to 10.
