The Deterrent
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Pakistan is no longer competing with India. The SLV capability is not something being started from scratch, its just a requirement for the future when Pakistan will be manufacturing heavier military satellites and desires to be independent in launch capability.I have my doubts. A space program is not just launching a couple of satellites every year.
It requires major investment both technical and financial. Something few countries can afford.
For a economy like Pakistan , it doesn't make sense.
The countries with active launch facilities are USA, Russia, European Union, China, Japan,India.
Even a country like UK does not have a launch program because the local market is not large . Same for Japan ,which also just keeps itself active but does not expand it's launchers because of a small market.
What Pakistan can do is start developing remote sensing and then the heavier communication satellites at home. UK has a good industry based solely on satellites.
No need to compete with India on everything.