Youm-i-Takbeer, a day of pride and dignity for Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif

Shehbaz said this while giving a message to the nation on the occasion of Youm-i-Takbeer, which is being observed on Thursday (May 28) to mark the historic day when Pakistan became an atomic power.

The Opposition Leader in National Assembly said that on May Pakistan became first Islamic country to join the nuclear club under leadership of Nawaz Sharif.

“In a show of unprecedented leadership, he rejected all threats to make our defence impregnable,” he added.

The former chief minister further stated that it is also the day when our nation celebrates the role of our engineers, scientists and other unsung heroes who played their part in realizing the dream of a nuclear Pakistan.

“The takeaway from this historic day is that we can achieve anything if we as a nation put our mind to it,” he added.

It is also the day when our nation celebrates the role of our engineers, scientists & other unsung heroes who played their part in realising the dream of a nuclear Pakistan. The takeaway from this historic day is that we can achieve anything if we as a nation put our mind to it!

— Shehbaz Sharif (القدس في العيون) (@CMShehbaz) May 28, 2021

Pakistan is marking the 23^rd anniversary of successfully conducting nuclear tests today.

On this day in 1998, Pakistan carried out five successful nuclear tests in Chaghi, Balochistan followed by another one on May 30th in Kharan. The tests were conducted in response to Indian nuclear tests.

Every year, Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated to commemorate the historic day when Pakistan became a nuclear country, in self-defence, in response to the hostile posturing by its neighbor India.

Following the successful tests, Pakistan became the seventh nation in the world to possess nuclear weapons and the first Islamic country to do so

This day holds great significance in the history of Pakistan, as it was the day Pakistan and its military and civilian leadership succeeded in achieving nuclear deterrence to ward off its regional enemies and create a balance of power to curb India’s aggressive designs and maintain peace in South Asia.