First satellite system to be launched in April 2011(Pakistan)

Islamabad, August 18 (ANI): Dr. Samar Mobarakmend, member, planning commission for science and technology, Government of Pakistan, has said that the country’s first satellite would be launched in April, 2011. According to a report in The News, Dr. Samar said that exact facts and figures will be obtained through satellite. The nation should keep faith on atomic scientists and engineers, he stressed. He said the country has sufficient funds for atomic and space programs and added that Pakistan’s nuclear program is not lesser than other atomic countries. (ANI)