ISLAMABAD, May 28 (APP): Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday congratulated the nation on the 26th anniversary of Yaum-e-Takbeer. “Twenty-six years ago, Pakistan got the honour of becoming the first nuclear power in the Muslim world and the 7th nuclear power in the world,” the minister said in a statement. Yaum-e-Takbeer was a golden and memorable day in history, on this day Pakistan announced that no one can enslave it, he remarked. “Every individual who created, nurtured and implemented the nuclear program is a hero of the nation whom we salute,” Attaullah Tarar added. “On this day, we salute the late Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of the nuclear program, his team and all the scientists,” he said.

Source: The Nation May 28, 2024 19:38 UTC