Islamabad: "Youm-e-Takbeer" was observed today in remembrance of the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan on May 28, 1998, which made the defense of the country invincible.

According to Radio Pakistan, on this day, Pakistan became the seventh nuclear nation in the world and the first Muslim state to have a nuclear arsenal in its defense stockpile. The team of Pakistan's scientists, led by the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, and Dr. Samar Mubarakmand, carried out nuclear tests in the Ras Koh Hills in the Chaghai District of Balochistan.

These tests demonstrated the resolve of the Pakistani nation to safeguard its territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty, while also ensuring the strategic balance in South Asia. By resisting mounting external pressures, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, made the bold decision to test Pakistan's nuclear capabilities in response to Indian nuclear tests, thus balancing the power dynamics in the region.

Pakistan remains committed to promoting an environment of peace and stability in South Asia, while preserving its capability to thwart aggression or adventurism in any form.