In a message on the occasion of Youm-Takbeer to mark the day of nuclear tests carried out by Pakistan in 1998, the Prime Minister said the day reminds that for the defence, solidarity and national interests, we would not budge from any sacrifice.
He expressed the determination that with unity, hard work and staunch faith, we would turn Pakistan into an economic power.The Prime Minister said twenty-five years ago today, the people of Pakistan announced the invincibility of their defence by detonating five nuclear explosions in response to India's nuclear explosions.Shehbaz Sharif paid tributes to the patriotism of then Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who raised the head of Pakistan among the comity of nations with pride by rejecting all pressures and temptations.The prime minister also eulogized the role of armed forces and scientists, engineers and other individuals who contributed to Pakistan's atomic program.