Pakistan Science Museum will be established at Shakarparian for promotion of basic and fundamental research which may help in socio-economic development of the country.
According to an official, the summary for approval of this project has been submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology, while allocation of land by Capital Development Authority (CDA) is under process.
Besides, establishment of Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) science centre and a museum at University of Karachi is also in the pipeline.
According to official sources, establishment of five centres in different cities is also on the top of the PSF list.
PSF will sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Rome, National Science Foundation (NSF), Turkish Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka and ECO-Institute of Environmental S&T (ECO-IEST), Iran for scientific and technological collaboration.
An amount of Rs 2172.583 million has been allocated in PSDP 2013-14 for the projects of Ministry of Science and Technology.
“Plans for establishment of Science and Technology parks with technical assistance from Iranian institutes as well as scientific research have also been planned for achieving economic prosperity,” the official said.
He said that PC 1 for establishment of Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Science centres and museum at university of Karachi and Balochistan are under preparation.
He informed that around 15 collaborative proposals with counterpart organisations in Turkey, Argentina, European Union, Uzbekistan, Mexico and Russia have been submitted to the ministry for approval.
“Approval of these projects will lead to strengthening of scientific cooperation and collaborative activities,” he added.
