National News

LAHORE, May 27 (APP): Punjab chief minister Muhammad
Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated the nation on Yaum-e-Takbeer.
In his message issued here in connection with Yaum-e-
Takbeer, the chief minister said that with the blessings of
Allah Almighty, Pakistan became a nuclear power on May 28,
1998 and this day holds special significance in the history of
the country.
He said this day would be remembered as a landmark day in
the history of the Pakistan and added that May 28 represented
the public aspirations and national solidarity when Pakistan
emerged as the first Muslim nuclear state in the world.
The chief minister said the Pakistan Muslim League (N) under
the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
had the honour of making the defense of Pakistan unshakable and
would also get the credit of making the country strong
economically.
Shehbaz Sharif said on this historic and memorable day,
he pays tributes to all those who played their active role in
making the defense of the country impregnable.