AJK LA lauds Pakistan for conducting nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 in quick response in same coin to India,
By Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR [AJK], (Parliament Times) : Azad Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly at its session in the State metropolis on Friday approved resolutions paying rich tributes to the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led government of Pakistan for conducting series of nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 in quick direct matching response to Indian nuclear aggressions setting aside the international pressure, it was officially said.
“The resolution termed this historical event not only for Pakistan but for Muslim Umma as well. The day was an epoch-making in the history of Pakistan when Pakistan emerged as an atomic power on the world map and raised the morale of the people of occupied Kashmir struggling for the internationally right to self determination”, an official handout issued by PID AJK government said Friday evening.
“The resolution maintained that Indian openly projected its expansionist designs and to maintain the balance of power in this part of the world the conducting of nuclear tests had become imperative to check the Indian expansionist designs”, it added.
Addressing the session of the Azad Kashmir Assembly The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan paid glowing tributes to then PM Nawaz Sharif-led government of Pakistan for conducing nuclear tests despite international pressure . He said May 28 is an unforgettable day in the history of Pakistan, when the country became a nuclear power on the world map .
On this day he said the defense of the country was made invincible when Pakistan successfully carried out nuclear tests .He said the defense of the country has now become invincible and India will not be able to put an evil eye on Pakistan.
He said that his government of Azad Jammu Kashmir has taken revolutionary steps for the welfare of the people and finalized a law to extend financial assistance to the orphans and widows at their door steps.