Youme Takbeer: Pakistan restored balance of power in region on May 28, 1998: DG ISPR

• Iftikhar says armed forces salute all those involved from conceptualisation to actualisation especially scientists & engineers who made this possible.
• Pakistan had become the first nuclear power of the Islamic world and seventh in the world after conducting nuclear tests 22 years ago.

(Karachi) DG ISPR Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar has said that on May 28, 1998, Pakistan successfully established credible nuclear deterrence & restored balance of power in the region.

In a tweet on Thursday, he stated, "AFs salute all those involved from conceptualisation to actualisation especially scientists & engineers who made this possible." He tweeted, "Long Live Pakistan."

https://twitter.com/OfficialDGISPR/status/1265985677600206850

On May 28, 1998, Pakistan had become the first nuclear power of the Islamic world and seventh in the world after USA, Russia, Britain, France, China and India.

Pakistan conducted five successful nuclear tests in the north-western Chaghi district of Balochistan in response to continued aggressive posturing by India. The decision made the country’s defence unbeatable.