• Public places, parks already shrinking, Dr Hoodbhoy says
• Vacant govt land, other high altitude areas ignored
ISLAMABAD: With the Ministry of Science and Technology all set to establish an observatory and space museum in Shakarparian Hills, several voices of dissent have emerged over the site earmarked for the facility.
A number of experts believe that a public park was not an ideal location where such a project should be executed.
“Public places and parks are already shrinking, therefore there is no logic behind establishing the observatory in a park. This step will be tantamount to encroachment,” says Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy, renowned scholar and nuclear physicist.
Visitors being asked by a security guard to use another road to enter Pakistan Monument as the entrance from Srinagar Highway is closed for years due to “security reasons.” Motorists use same road for entry and exit from Pakistan Monument as the other road is being used for camel and horse riding. White Star
ISLAMABAD: Touseef Ali and his family from Bhara Kahu wanted to visit Pakistan Monument but had to return from the entrance on the Srinagar Highway side after they were refused entry.
“This gate remains closed due to security reasons for years; please come from the other side,” the visitors were told by a security guard.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved land for the development of an observatory and a space museum in Shakarparian at the behest of the
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