A Pakistani astronaut has congratulated India even as Pakistan is uselessly criticising India despite international community lauding Indian Research Organisation's (ISRO) efforts behind Chandrayaan 2 . “I congratulate India and ISRO on its historic attempt to make a successful soft landing of Vikram Lander at South Pole of Moon,” said Pakistani astronaut Namira Salim to a Karachi based magazine on Sunday. “ Chandaryaan 2 lunar mission is indeed a giant leap for South Asia which t only makes region but entire global industry proud.” “Regional developments in sector in South Asia are remarkable and matter which nation les—in , all political boundaries dissolve and in —what unites us, overrides, what divides us on Earth," she ded. 

After Vikram Lander lost communication with orbiter just minutes before its scheduled landing on Moon and at a moment when it was just 2.1 kilometre away from lunar surface, international ncies including NASA has lauded India's efforts. Saying that ISRO has inspired NASA, it hailed India's efforts. 

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ISRO spotted Vikram lander

ISRO Chairman K Sivan on Sunday said to ANI that y have spotted location of Vikram Lander on Lunar surface. Sivan also said that Chandrayaan 2's orbiter has ed a rmal im of Vikram Lander. Sivan also told PTI that Vikram's landing must have been a hard-landing. On September 7, India's moon mission Chandrayaan 2 was scheduled to make a soft-landing on moon's south pole with its Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. However, just minutes before touchdown, communication with lander was lost even as Vikram lander was only 2.1 kilometres away from lunar surface. Following unfortunate loss of communication with lander, ISRO chief said that attempts will be me to re-establish communication with Lander in next 14 days. 

'Vikram Lander spotted on Lunar surface by Orbiter': ISRO to ANI

Vikram tilted, but in one piece

"It h a hard-landing very close to planned (touch-down) site as per ims sent by on-board camera of orbiter. lander is re as a single piece, t broken into pieces. It's in a tilted position," an ISRO official associated with mission claimed to PTI.

"We are making all-out efforts to see wher communication can be re-established with lander," official said ding "An ISRO team is on job at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)."

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