Pakistan, Jan. 22 -- Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Wednesday said advanced space-based monitoring systems could play a vital role in safeguarding seas, improving maritime management and strengthening responses to environmental threats.

Junaid Chaudhry made the remarks during a visit to the headquarters of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), marking the first-ever such visit by any maritime affairs minister in the country.

During the visit, Chairman SUPARCO Yusuf Khan and senior officials provided the minister with a detailed briefing on the organisation's operations and technological capabilities. The discussions highlighted SUPARCO's role in satellite monitori...