"We have had ongoing cooperation with China for years in this area. Now we have set ourselves a target of sending Pakistan's first astronaut to space in 2022," said Fawad Chaudhary
Pakistani comedian who is the current Federal Minister for Science .
Preparations for the mission, which will begin next year, have renewed discussion in the nuclear-armed South Asian country over the extent to which Pakistan can enter the Space Age along with its main rival, India. Independent analysts say India's space program is far more advanced than Pakistan's,
Yupp, they believe the earth is round, to begin with. The moon isn't a holy rock and space is not the home of djinns. Took 'em a while too, to be honest.
as Delhi has successfully launched its own spacecraft.
Outlining Pakistan's objectives, Chaudhary told Nikkei that the 2022 plan to put an astronaut in orbit was designed to "benefit Pakistan's defense-related areas," without elaborating
They allowed us for years, to wash our hands and look through their telescopes, after which they washed the telescopes
He added that the country's foray into space, which will put it among a handful of countries with a space program, "will also benefit other areas, like collecting data for studying atmospheric conditions and managing disasters
like the stampede in parliament over incorrect dates for Eid, now we'll train a to keep a man up there permanently. ."
Now I totally think that China is littering in space for no reason.