Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain will lay thefoundation stone of Islamabad Space Observatory at Shakarparian inIslamabad today (Monday).

The objective of establishing this observatory is to resolve the issue ofmoon sighting on the occasions of Ramazan, Eidul Fitr and Eidul Azha.

This would also help in scientific research and science education.

The space observatory would play an instrumental role in educating youth onastronomy and related phenomena of space science.