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PIA Planetarium, Peshawar

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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

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Locals 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

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PIA Planetarium, Karachi

PIA Planetarium, Lahore

Pakistan International Airlines

References

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  1. ^ "Inauguration of planetarium". The Dawn. April 3, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Newspaper, From the (2011-04-02). "Planetarium inaugurated in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ Khan, Ismail (2012-11-11). "PIA builds a planetarium and then forgets about it". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-04.