Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government has declared a public holiday in Pakistan on May 28 (Tuesday) on account of Youm-e-Takbeer.
“Youm-e-Takbeer serves as a reminder of the unity and resolve of the Pakistani nation to make its defense invincible,” stated the Prime Minister.
Youm-e-Takbeer will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday) with national zeal and fervor to commemorate the historic nuclear tests at Chagai in 1998.
The day is celebrated annually on May 28 to commemorate the historic event of conducting nuclear tests in 1998. This day not only made Pakistan the seventh nuclear state in the world but also the very first Islamic state to equip itself with nuclear arsenal.
