Nation celebrates 'Youm-e-Takbeer' today
- By Web Desk -
- May 28, 2017
ISLAMABAD: The nation is observing ‘Youm-e-Takbeer’ today (Sunday) to commemorate the historic nuclear tests conducted on May 28, 1998.
On this day, Pakistan became seventh nuclear world power of the world with demonstration of nuclear capabilities and the first in the Muslim world after conducting nuclear tests at Chaghai in Balochistan on 28th May, 1998 as a response to India’s nuclear bomb tests on 11th and 13th May of the same year at Pokhran in Rajhasthan state of India.
The successful tests made Pakistan’s defense invincible.
Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif was the Prime Minister of Pakistan at that time, under whom nuclear tests were carried out amid other major world powers urging him to avoid the tests.
Special prayers were offered in the morning today for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan, supremacy of the constitution, and eradication of terrorism.
A historic day when Pakistan became 7th nuclear world power with demonstration of nuclear capabilities #YoumeTakbeer pic.twitter.com/ksm7YmZU8u
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) May 28, 2017