Pakistan Post has issued a commemorative Rs 8 denomination postage stamp on 16th September to commemorate Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)’s 50th year. The national space agency was established on 16 Sep 1961 as a committee and made a commission in 1981. SUPARCO’s main functions are to develop, design, fabricate and launch sounding rockets, communication satellites and earth observation satellites for research purposes.
It also undertakes Research & Development in the space sciences and its applications. Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan Post Additional Director General.Fazli Sattar Khan said the stamp had a special post mark and the First Day Cover of the issue will be available from September 16 at all General Post Offices in the country.
Commemorative postage stamp on 50 years of SUPARCO
