DG ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations) General Babar Iftikhar said that on May 28, 1998, Pakistan successfully proved its nuclear capability to the world.
Sending a message on the occasion of Yom Takbir, in a tweet from the official account of DG ISPR, Major General Babar Iftikhar said that today, in 1998, Pakistan had successfully proved its nuclear capability to the world.
Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar said that the Armed Forces salutes all the characters from the concept of a nuclear program to reality, especially scientists and engineers.
On 28 May 1998 Pak successfully established credible min nuclear deterrence & restored balance of power in the region. AFs salute all those involved from conceptualisation to actualisation especially scientists & engineers who made this possible. Long Live Pakistan. #YoumeTakbeer
Advertisement— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) May 28, 2020
DG ISPR said in a tweet, “On 28 May 1998 Pak successfully established credible min nuclear deterrence & restored the balance of power in the region. AFs salute all those involved from conceptualization to actualization especially scientists & engineers who made this possible. Long Live Pakistan. #YoumeTakbeer.”
Also Read: Youm e Takbeer: Pakistan marks the 22nd anniversary of its nuclear tests
The day of greatness, Pakistan marks the 22nd anniversary of its nuclear tests today with great zeal and fervor. May 28 is celebrated as Youm-e-Takbeer across the country every year with great enthusiasm.
The day marks the country’s success to make its way to the global nuclear club and it is also celebrated as National Science Day to highlight Pakistan’s achievements in the field of science. Pakistan became the seventh nation to possess nuclear weapons and the first in the Muslim world.
On this day in 1998, Pakistan conducted five successful nuclear tests in the north-western Chaghi district of Balochistan in reply to continued aggressive posturing by its neighbor, India.
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