Youm-i-Takbeer, a day of pride for Pakistan: PM Nawaz
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that ‘Youm-i-Takbeer’ is indeed a day of pride for Pakistani nation and the Muslims all over the globe.
Nawaz said this while giving a message to the nation on the occasion of Youm-i-Takbeer, which is being observed on Thursday (May 28) to mark the historic day when Pakistan became an atomic power.
The prime minister also reminded the nation about the historic background of the event. On May 11, 1998, India with its nuclear tests had disturbed the balance of power in the South Asian region.
He said there was a surge in the aggressive designs of India as it not only showed its intentions of sending armed forces to Azad Kashmir, with converging of army on the Line of Control, but its defence minister also announced that the Indian Army would be armed with the nuclear weapons.
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| A worker busy in cleaning work at the Gallant Park in connection with Youm-i-Takbeer. -APP |
“Under such nerve-wracking situation, we started consultation to cope with the Indian threat and faced the international pressure mounting on the country, asking us not to conduct the nuclear tests,” he said.
“However, Keeping the national interest in sight, we took the decision and on May 28, 1998 Pakistan became a nuclear power.”
The prime minister said that after conducting nuclear tests, defence of Pakistan became impregnable and the enemies could not dare to look towards it with bad intentions.
He said, now the enemies had changed their strategy and were trying to weaken the country internally.
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| A worker busy in cleaning the replica of bullet at the Gallant Park in connection with Youm-i-Takbeer. -APP |
“The government alone could not face such a situation, for this purpose the nation and the armed forces need to tackle this unitedly.”
Nawaz said, “Today the entire nation is united on the issue of terrorism,” and added the ongoing Operation Zarb-i-Azb against terrorists was getting unprecedented successes.
He said the officers and Jawans of Pakistan Army were sacrificing their lives to get rid the motherland of terrorism, so that the present and future of the coming generations could be secured.
He said on this important occasion he would like to mention China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, and added “no one can deny the fact that a strong economy is a must for a strong defence.”
“I assure the people with complete honesty that the benefits of the economic corridor project will reach to the people of every region of Pakistan,” he added.
He said the government was serving the people with full devotion and were answerable to them for the steps taken by the government.
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May 28, 2015 12:17am
Long live Pakistan...Pakistan Zindabad!!!
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May 28, 2015 12:18am
Indeed! This glorious day is the only reason we were able to survive the wrath of the west after 9/11.
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May 28, 2015 12:18am
ALL credit goes to Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan and his team for setting up the centrifuges to produce high enriched uranium for the bomb.
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May 28, 2015 12:20am
Bravo.
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May 28, 2015 12:21am
He said the government was serving the people with full devotion and were answerable to them. Seriously???
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May 28, 2015 12:22am
A momentous occasion, no doubt! It is, however, ironical that ever since that day we, as a nation, have somehow experienced a general sense of insecurity with a certain amount of apprehension and self-doubt as to whether this achievement will allow the masses to make significant progress. And now, after 17 years, we are staring at the downward spiral from top to bottom. Politically, socially, economically and religiously, we are degenerating in terms of positive upturn that we all humans naturally aspire in our lives, especially for the next generation/s. No matter if it produces a sense of pride in our hearts, this occasion should rekindle in our hearts the basic desire of a peaceful nation living in a peaceful world where each life is considered invaluable.
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May 28, 2015 12:25am
Pakistan Zindabad! Indian will soon flood in, but let me tell you that that India is also a very poor country. The heatstroke which killed 1100 plus people is a proof of that!
Our defence budget is more than 10 times lower than India, and we are running all three forces ie Army, Navy and Air Force as well as nuclear program within it
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May 28, 2015 12:25am
Zarbe Azb is like fighting India indirectly.
India is losing its indirect war against Pakistan.
Pakistan is fighting a hidden force that still gives surprises from time to time.
And, the hidden force is backed by a continuous supply of budget, which only a country with new found money and animosity toward Pakistan is in a position to provide.
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May 28, 2015 12:28am
I love my Pakistan!
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May 28, 2015 12:29am
Saw their promotional campaign on television mentioned that Nawaz Sharif made nuclear weapons. can some one tell them we are not living in fools paradise it is 2015. History says Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Munir Ahmed Khan laid the foundation of PAEC to work on bomb project and which was cold tested in 1980s at Kinara Range.
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May 28, 2015 12:30am
Pakistan zindabaaad!
True that's the one of big thing indeed which are keeping enemy nations scared!
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May 28, 2015 12:32am
Nawaz Sharif,now prepare for unity of nation for Pak China Economic Corridore and Kalabagh Dam
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May 28, 2015 12:38am
Credit goes to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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May 28, 2015 12:40am
@Yawar Yes, the services of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan are indeed remarkable, but his ceding credence to Agha Waqar's water fueled car on live TV, which simply discredits the very foundation if Physics, was really disappointing for me.
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May 28, 2015 12:46am
@abdul manan Forget Kalabagh Dam brother, it will only aggravate the grievances of other provinces as Punjab will be the sole beneficiary. Pakistan needs projects that unites the provinces not those that will further deepen the rifts.
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May 28, 2015 12:48am
@abdul manan Mr NS is incapable of doing that
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May 28, 2015 12:48am
Pakistan zinda-abad
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May 28, 2015 12:52am
@Khan - Why don't we all?
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May 28, 2015 01:20am
What a day it was!. Still remember how we got stuck in traffic in Rawalpindi due to exultant crowds on the roads on that day!.
Now most people will comment here about the economic burden of nuclear program etc, but they should realize how other countries in the region i.e Iraq, Libya and to an extent Iran, mismanaged their Atomic program (no matter how much they deny was for military utilization to counter Israel) and are now virtually ruined, albeit having a better economic leverage and low poverty levels than Pakistan .
Here is what a BBC journalist reported about one Pakistani official's response when inquired about the rationale of the tests:
" we are a nuclear state, So no-one will let us go bust, We may have turned down billions of Dollars, but many more billions will follow." How true he was.
Let us celebrate one of few proud moment of our history. Cheers.
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May 28, 2015 01:23am
Long live Pakistan !
May God bless my dear country..
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May 28, 2015 01:38am
It shows if Pakistani nation sets its sights on a goal with seriousness, it can and WILL achieve it. If we work with same zeal to improve our society and achieve progress, we will achieve it. There is no stopping us if we are serious. Great potential lives in Pakistan.
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May 28, 2015 01:41am
Any country dreaming of using nuclear weapon as an instrument of defense must be oblivious to the fact that such a country will cease to exist within days if not hours. If you want to commit suicide surely go ahead. It does not matter which country uses the weapon first massive retaliation with horrible destruction is a sure thing. Stop worshiping missiles and bombs. Use resources to create healthy environment and science theme parks.
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May 28, 2015 01:45am
@Yawar
Dr. Qadir is a national hero but Late Prime Minister Mr. ZA Bhutto's leadership must be recognized and appreciated. Despite strong international pressure Mr. was able to lay the foundation for Pakistan to become a nuclear power. His overthrow and execution were the reasons to punish him for making Pakistan a Nuclear Power State.
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May 28, 2015 01:46am
Why are we proud of this?
Millions in our country dont know where their next meal is coming from.
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May 28, 2015 01:48am
@Khan
Yes, indeed. Late PM Bhutto laid the foundation for Pakistan to become a Nuclear Power despite heavy International Pressure.
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May 28, 2015 02:00am
I hope all plans of Nawaz Sharif to make Pakistan a bigger economy and safer country will be successful. Pakistan Zindabaad.
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May 28, 2015 02:01am
Perhaps the occasion could be better marked by clearing the name of Dr. AQ Khan and giving him the due credit for protecting Pakistan. Other scientists like Dr. Mubarak tried to seize the moment by attempting to belittle Dr. AQ Khan's vision and work.
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May 28, 2015 02:02am
@Khan
Credit also goes to Nawaz Sharif for not bowing to the pressure of the west and made the country nuclear nation.
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May 28, 2015 02:59am
Nuclear bomb kills people. destroys properties. This is not good for humanity.Nothing is there to celebrate.It has not helped Pakistan in no way.Common man in Pakistan lives in constant insecurity.Government has no pride in having Nuclear bomb .It is an illusion.
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May 28, 2015 03:21am
Proud moment for Pakistan. Let's honor the Great Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who enabled Pakistan with Nuclear capabilities and thank you Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan for sacrificing all your life for Nuclear projects.
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May 28, 2015 04:00am
What pride we are talking of? A country that cannot provide food, clothing and shelter to its citizens, whose citizens do not have access to education, health facilities and even clean drinking water, where level of poverty is appalling, where extremism and terrorism is hemorrhaging the nationhood, where corruption is the order of day that country does not deserve to have nuclear bomb.
It's a day of shame and not pride. We are celebrating the worst and most destructive weapon ever invented?
It's a day of shame and mourning and I m feeling embarrassed and unworthy.
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May 28, 2015 04:25am
A day of pride for all Pakistan nation and Muslims.
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May 28, 2015 04:38am
MashaAllah proud of my Army
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May 28, 2015 04:44am
Pakistan is a great nation, and many people of Pakistan are loving and caring. Pakistan politicians, army, academics and technologists should know now, having atomic power is not enough, it is the time to foster technology and behavior that satisfy the need of masses.
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May 28, 2015 04:50am
@Khan , Munir Khan was mentored by Abdus Salam. Usmani was replaced by Munir Khan. Ayyub Khan replaced by Bhutto.
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May 28, 2015 05:29am
@Ahmed Shaikh True. But Dr. Khan was not the only one. Pervez Rashid, Punjab's minister for science and technology at that time, and a whole lot of other technocrats also joined the band wagon in initially believing Agha Waqar's fraud scheme.
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May 28, 2015 06:02am
Credit goes to Zulfkar Ali Bhutto who laid foundations, and made Pakistan to become Atomic Power, and Dr A Q Khan his teams hard work, no body else.
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May 28, 2015 06:20am
thank God that Nawaz Sharif had the foresight to authourize the test. Pakistan Zindabad!!
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May 28, 2015 06:34am
The great day for Pakistan. We highly appreciate the then PM of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif for his bold decision amid serious international pressure. Dr. A Q Khan efforts in the whole episode is also commendable. Although we made our defence impregnable by grace of God but still we have to made strenuous efforts to build our economy on sound basis so that we will be able to have dignified position among international community.
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May 28, 2015 07:02am
Theres a celebration day for this!!! wow
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May 28, 2015 07:21am
Not only this, but we started a successful business of Nuclear proliferation by exporting bombs to North Korea, Libya and Iran which the evil USA forced us to abandon.
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May 28, 2015 07:45am
India and Pakistan should thank Canada, Russia,China for providing tech to become nuclear powers.
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May 28, 2015 07:45am
Pakistan developed its nuclear weapon capability in response to Indian nuclear test. Today, Pakistan is a nuclear reality and it has emerged as peaceful nuclear power in the world.
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May 28, 2015 08:37am
@Yawar , BTW, where is he in these days??
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May 28, 2015 08:40am
@muhibbewatan ,
Yes, we need full nutritional meal( not only rice) to be fit and healthy body. So does a nation.
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May 28, 2015 09:23am
@muhibbewatan agreeeeed
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May 28, 2015 02:20pm
The nation is proud of its achievement in spite of the many hurdles. There are many who contributed to our nuclear program; some names are known and some remain unknown. 28th May 1998 will be remembered in world history.
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May 28, 2015 02:40pm
Atomic bomb? Why don't you guys concentrate on making gutters and bridges ..
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