Jinnah Antarctic Station (JAS) is an Antarctic scientific research station operated by the Pakistan Antarctic Programme. Pakistan signed the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in 1991. Some facts about Jinnah Antarctic Station (JAS)
location: Sør Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, in Eastern Antarctica
Established: 1991
Launch: National Institute of Oceanography
Led: Pakistan Navy
Support: Ministry of Science & Technology
2001: Data operational system was linked to the Badr-B satellite
2002: SUPARCO scientists installed supercomputer-equipped facility
2005: Pakistan Air Force engineers and scientists built a small airstrip and a control room to monitor flights to and from Pakistan
2010: Pakistan’s government approved a plan to expand the JAS facility into a permanent operational base
