PIA Planetarium is a planetarium based in Peshawar. It was inaugurated on April 2, 2011 by the then Minister of Information, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mian Iftikhar Hussain.[1] It is established and worked by the Pakistan International Airlines. It is the third planetarium operated by the PIA in Pakistan, the total cost being roughly 900,000$ at the time.[2]
Controversies
editLocals have reported that the planetarium is neglected with most of the rooms being empty, full of cobwebs and the videos that are being used were made in the 1980s.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Inauguration of planetarium". The Dawn. April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Newspaper, From the (2011-04-02). "Planetarium inaugurated in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Khan, Ismail (2012-11-11). "PIA builds a planetarium and then forgets about it". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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