ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic capabilities were safe and the South Asian nation would continue to strengthen its strategic capability in order to protect its interests.
He was visiting the Satellite Ground Station at the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), the national space agency of the government of Pakistan, where he was briefed about its work in space, science and technology and its contributions toward the country’s national security and socio-economic development.
“Prime Minister reiterated that all available resources will be utilized in further strengthening strategic capabilities to preserve sovereignty of the country,” the PM office said in a statement. “Pakistan’s nuclear and strategic capability is safe and secure under a robust command and control system.”
Pakistan currently has four remote sensing and communications satellites: two ground stations and two in orbit.
In July 2018, Pakistan launched two satellites with the help of China.
This year in May, Pakistan’s Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry, told Arab News the country planned to send its first astronaut into space by 2022, saying a contract had been inked in this regard between SUPARCO and a Chinese company.
