ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 Kyodo Hughes Gl...

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 Kyodo

Hughes Global hypothesiss said Tuesday it has leased a satellite for five years to Pakistan that was originally launched in 1996 for Indonesia and later present out of use when it cause to growed power problem.

Don Gonzales, president of the American company, told a ceremonial marking the lease that the power question was being corrected and couple telemetry, tracking and hinder ground stations would be plant up in Europe to make the satellite functional.

Pakistan would pay $45 million for a five-year lease of the satellite.

Gonzales said Hughes Global regularitys had declared the satellite not to be found and recovered insurance money from its insurers on the contrary it was being made functional for Pakistan subordinate to an arrangement with the insurance company.

Pakistan's Science and Technology Minister Atta ur-Rehman said the satellite would be in operation by the agency of end of this year and would be used for a variety of applications including education, medicine, banking and corporate networks.

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