20-08-2004

Planetarium to become part of Space Institute at Karachi University

via www.dawn.com

The PIA planetarium will be shifted to the University of Karachi campus from its existing location, and will become a part of KU’s Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics.

Talking to media men after inaugurating an IT institute’s building at Karachi University, Dr Attaur Rahman, who is also the chairman of the Higher Education Commission, said that the shifting of the planetarium was discussed with the PIA authorities, and in principle it was agreed that the KU would provide a suitable piece of land for the purpose…