Two Pakistani astronauts selected as candidates for China space programme

BEIJING, ‌April ​22 (Reuters) - ​China has selected ‌two Pakistani astronauts ⁠as candidates ‌for its manned ‌space programme, state broadcaster ​CCTV reported on ⁠Wednesday.

Both will travel to ​China for training, and one will ​participate in ‌a flight mission ⁠as a payload specialist ⁠and become the ​first foreign astronaut in China's space station, ‌CCTV said.

(Reporting by Yukun ‌Zhang ⁠and ‌Ryan ​Woo; Editing by Andrew ‌Heavens)

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