The nation celebrated Youm-e-Takbeer, the anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests, on Sunday, renewing their pledge to make the country stronger with the same determination shown 25 years ago.
To commemorate the day, the country’s leadership paid rich tribute to the political and military leadership of that time for taking a wise decision. The leaders also praised scientists, engineers and all those who remained associated with our nuclear programme.
Amid slogans of “Allah-o-Akbar”, Pakistan conducted its nuclear tests at the Ras Koh hills in the Chaghai district of Balochistan on May 28, 1998 in response to India’s nuclear tests two weeks before that day.
The day, now remembered as Youm-e-Takbeer is being celebrated every year across the country as a day of national pride and thanksgivings, as the country became the seventh nuclear nation of the world and the first Muslim state.
Felicitating the nation on the silver jubilee of the tests, President Arif Alvi said Pakistan’s nuclear tests were essential for maintaining the balance of power in the region. He praised the political and military leadership at that time for taking a wise decision.
“On this day, let us pledge to make Pakistan a stronger country by investing in the intellectual development of our people and strengthening our cyber-security to ensure our defence,” Alvi said in a statement.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on his Twitter handle that on this day, 25 years ago, Pakistan set a redline for its defence and laid down rules of the game for peace and stability in the region.
He added that the hard work, commitment and determination shown by the political and military leadership, scientists, engineers and others made it possible for the country to guard its independence from any physical threat.
Congratulating all the Pakistanis – at home or abroad – and thanking all friends and benefactors, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said that Youm-e-Takbeer was the declaration that Pakistan’s defence was invincible.
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani also felicitated the nation and said that the nuclear blasts made the country’s defence unbreachable.
On the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer, the armed forces of Pakistan also paid rich tribute to the brilliant minds that conceived and achieved this accomplishment under daunting challenges, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The statement said that the entire Pakistani nation celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Youm-e-Takbir and commemorated the remarkable achievement of establishing credible minimum deterrence that “reshaped the power dynamics in our region”.
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