Shafaat Ali

Shafaat Ali is the Director of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), responsible for overseeing the country's space initiatives. Recently, he announced that Pakistan will send two merit-based astronauts to China for training, marking a historic collaboration as Pakistan becomes the first foreign nation to join China's space station training program. Under his leadership, Suparco aims to select highly qualified candidates to participate in advanced space research and experiments, further strengthening ties between Pakistan and China in the field of space exploration.