Source: Daily Times
* Pakistani woman to undertake space flight in two years
Daily Times Monitor
LAHORE: Numira Saleem, a Pakistani woman, hoisted the country’s flag at the South Pole on Wednesday, Samma TV reported. According to the TV channel, Numira Saleem hoisted the Pakistani flag at the North Pole last Saturday, and there she had announced that she would also hoist her country’s flag at the South Pole.
Space flight: Based in Southern France, Saleem is undergoing training in the United States for a space flight scheduled within the next couple of years, according to the channel.
The channel quoted her as saying that it was a great honour to represent her country as the first Pakistani citizen at the North and South Pole during the International Polar Year that marks the challenge of climate change our planet is facing.
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Tags: France, north pole, Pakistan, south pole, United States
7 responses so far ↓
1 Coolhearts // Jan 19, 2008 at 10:47 am
It is good for pakistani women that she makes a record.
2 Shaheen Baloch // Jan 20, 2008 at 11:48 am
She has done a great job. Being pakistani I am proud of her. I congratulate Numira Saleem on hoisted the country’s flag at the South Pole.May God her dreams come true.
3 salman // Jan 29, 2008 at 7:56 pm
great job…she is not bad lookin…way to go girl
4 Humayun Khan // Aug 12, 2008 at 10:49 am
he has done a great job. Being pakistani I am proud of her. I congratulate Numira Saleem on hoisted the country’s flag at the South Pole.May God her dreams come true
5 Fazal // Sep 3, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Good job and ideal for other Pakistani women
6 Awaragypsy // Nov 1, 2008 at 2:52 am
Masha’ALLAH , great job my heartiest salutations to such achievments on behalf of PAKISTAN …….
7 Kashif // Mar 18, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Proud to see Pakistani women succeeding and exploring new horizons. It’s about time women can make a name in the country and open a much needed channel for educating the outdated elements in the some parts of the country of Pakistan.
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