Youm-e-Takbeer observed

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Like other parts of the country people of Hyderabad celebrated 12th Youm-e-Takbeer with national fervour and great enthusiasm. The day is observed every year on May 28 with great passion to remember the historic nuclear tests conducted by the country in 1998 in response to Indian explosions that made Pakistan the seventh nuclear nation of the world and first Islamic state equipped with nuclear arsenal.
Pakistan had conducted nuclear tests at Chaghi, Balochistan in response to five nuclear explosions conducted by India, to become the seventh country in the world to possess nuclear weapons.
Various social organisations have chalked out a number of comprehensive programmes in different parts of the city.
President PML (N), District Hyderabad Afzal Gujjar highlighting the achievements said nuclear detonations proved to the world that Pakistan was fully capable to defend its sovereignty and security.
Talking to this scribe here on Monday Afzal Gujjar said the nation would always remember the services of the politicians, scientists and army officers who worked for materialising the dream of making Pakistan an atomic power.
He said the nation was proud at the services of hundreds of engineers and eminent scientists, who through their untiring efforts, made the Pakistan’s defence invincible.