World space week: Space education bus to be inaugurated

KARACHI: The World Space Week will be celebrated in all major cities of the country from October 4 to October 10, announced an official of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Tuesday. The event will be commemorated in 10 cities, including Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Bahawalpur and Abbottabad. A number of activities will be organised during the week as part of the awareness programme, including the inauguration of the Space Education Bus, display of exhibits of the national poster competition, a space fair, quiz and declamation contest for schools children, water rocket contest, sky simulation show and astronomy night.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 11^th, 2013.