Youm-e-Takbeer: A momentous day that makes Pakistan’s defense invincible
PESHAWAR (APP): Like other provinces, Youm-e-Takbeer (day of greatness) to mark the successful nuclear test conducted 25 years ago at Chagi district in Balochistan, was celebrated with great national enthusiasm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.
From Chitral to DI Khan and Kohistan to Khyber, the residents of all districts of Khyber Pakthunkhwa, officials of the government departments, NGOs, civil society organizations, intelligentsia, labourers and students participated in rallies, seminars, declamation contest and walks to celebrate Youm-e-Takbeer with immense zeal and enthusiasm.
28th May this year, marks the silver jubilee celebrations of the historical moment when Pakistan successfully detonated nuclear devices in the Chagi district, Balochistan, and joined the prestigious club of the nuclear weapon states in world.
The successful six nuclear tests made Pakistan as the 7th nuclear weapon state of the world and 1st country of the Muslim Ummah.
The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for progress and prosperity of Pakistan, independence of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jummu and Kashmir and enternal peace of all the martyrs of Pakistan.
Rich tributes were paid to the political leadership including former Prime Ministers Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, scientists and officials of all the relevant organizations for making Pakistan an atomic power.
“Pakistan was compelled to test the nuclear weapon in response to a series of nuclear tests by India on May 11-13, 1998 and has successfully conducted six nuclear test on May 28 of the same year to restore the security balance and maintain deterrence equilibrium in the region,” said Manzoorul Haq, former Ambassador of Pakistan while talking to APP.
He said the historic day was a source of immense pride for the whole Pakistani nation and Muslim Ummah.
The country’s atomic capability increased its stature and respect among comity of nations besides its voice was strongly heard internationally, he remarked.
Brigadier (Retd), Mehmood Shah, former Secretary Law and Order of the erstwhile Fata said that May 28 was a historic day that frustrated the nefarious designs of the enemy countries.
After the creation of Pakistan, he said that India continued hatching conspiracies by waging four wars against Pakistan, showing its hegemonic and aggressive designs.
Depriving people of Kashmir of their in-birth right of freedom, he said India had illegally landed its troops in the Muslims majority Jummu and Kashmir (J&K) capital Serinagar on October 26, 1947 and deprived its people of the right of self- determination as promised to them by the UN Security Council till to date.
The people of Jummu and Kashmir stood up against the Indians illegal occupation and succeeded to liberate Azad Kashmir from the Indian yoke.
To take revenge of the crushing defeat in Kashmir, he said the cowardly Indian occupational forces launched predawn attack on Lahore and Sialkot sectors on September 6, 1965 without warning or declaration of war.
He said Pakistani military backed by PAF, Pak Navy and the strong determination of the nation, had repulsed the cowardly attacks and foiled the nefarious designs of the aggressor.
He said Pakistani forces had occupied over 1,600 kilometers Indian territory during 1965 War and was in strong position to capture Delhi if the imposed war continued for few more days.
“Our forces had reached upto Sutlaj River bridge India and was nearer to capture Delhi as PAF and Pakistan Artillery had broken back of the enemy troops.”
Brigadier Mehmood Shah said India continued conspiracies against Pakistan and again attacked our western and eastern borders in 1971. The enemy attacks on civilian population inside Azad Kashmir during Kargil War and IAF attack at Balakot in February 2019 were sufficient proof of the India’s aggressive designs against Pakistan.
He said Pakistan was left with no option but to detonate its nuclear devices to restore the balance of power and maintained deterrence equilibrium in the region.
Ikhtair Wali Khan, PMLN KP spokesman and former MPA said that 28th May was a historic day in the history of Pakistan when former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif set aside all the international pressures and successfully conducted six nuclear tests at Chagi Balochistan in 1998.
He said Nawaz Sharif government knew that Pakistan’s failure to respond against indian tests would have made it vulnerable to its aggressive neighbor.
He said Pakistani was a resilient nation that came out of the economic quagmire following international sections in the wake of nuclear tests.
“Even today, the anti state elements continued hatching conspiracy against Pakistan and putting on fire the Chagi mountains model constructed in memory of the nuclear explosions in the premises of Radio Pakistan, Peshawar on May 10, 2023 was evident of it,” he said.
He said attacks on the government properties and defense installations on May 9-10 exposed the negative designs and barbaric mindsets of the attackers.
He said elements involved in burning of Chagi model, Radio Pakistan and Jinnah House Lahore besides others deserved no mercy and strict action was required so that no one could dare to repeat such vandalism in future.
The experts praised the services and contributions of the country’s political and military leadership, scientists, engineers and all those who worked untiringly to make Pakistan a nuclear power in world.
