ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday expressed his good wishes to Pakistani female astronaut Namira Salim who was set to start her space journey from October 6.
“Good Luck Namira Salim. I wish you success when you’re ready to make history on 06 October by becoming the 1st Pakistani woman to travel to space in the Galactic 04,” the prime minister wrote on social media platform X.
Good Luck Namira Salim @namirasalim.
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) October 4, 2023
I wish you success when you’re ready to make history on 06 October by becoming the 1st 🇵🇰 woman to travel to space in the #Galactic04
By proving their mettle as trailblazers in multiple fields, 🇵🇰 women are making the whole nation proud
He said that by proving their mettle as trailblazers in multiple fields, the Pakistani women were making the whole nation proud.
Earlier, Namira Salim, in a statement said that she along with other astronauts were undergoing a training. On the first day of training, she and other astronauts had learnt about fitting spacesuits and parachutes to perfection.
