 The Pakistan Mission Control Center in Karachi serves as headquarter of the region to control the Cospas satellites, and over the years Suparco has emerged as lead agency to provide ground and satellite transmissions to Cospas-Sarsat program.Pakistan is also a member of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO).SUPARCO and the Department of Space have signed formal Memorandum of Understanding agreements with a number of foreign political entities