World Space Week Pakistan will host Space MUN 2026, a model United Nations style programme focused on space policy and governance, running from October 8 to 10 in Karachi with an accompanying online component. The event is themed around the question of who gets to launch and who keeps orbit safe, framing space exploration and satellite activity as a matter requiring structured international dialogue and policy discussion rather than treating it purely as a technical or scientific pursuit.
The programme is open to participants between the ages of 13 and 21, positioning it specifically as a youth focused initiative aimed at engaging students and young people with topics related to space policy, planetary protection, and orbital governance at an age when many are still forming their academic and career interests. Sessions are scheduled to run daily from 10 AM to 4 PM Pakistan Standard Time across the three day event, with participants able to join either in person at the Karachi venue or remotely through the online option.
The event is being organized under the broader banner of World Space Week Pakistan, with support from SUPARCO, the country’s national space agency, along with E-Services and Technologies, whose branding on the event materials includes the tagline change through education. This combination of organizational support reflects an effort to bring together Pakistan’s official space research and technology institutions with education focused partners to deliver a programme aimed specifically at cultivating youth interest and engagement with space related policy discussions.
The event’s framing around the themes of people, policy, and planet reflects a broader intention to connect space exploration with real world governance questions rather than confining the discussion purely to rocketry or space science. Organizers have described the initiative under the tagline dialogue today, a safer tomorrow, positioning Space MUN 2026 as an effort to build early engagement among young people with the policy and safety considerations that come with humanity’s growing activity in space. Interested participants can register for the event through the registration link provided by organizers, with the programme scheduled to take place from October 8 to 10, 2026.
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