ISLAMABAD: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry has said that the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan on May 28, 1998, restored the strategic balance in the region and made Pakistan’s defence impregnable.
In a special message on the occasion of Youm-e-Takbir, he commended the exceptional role played by the then prime minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in initiating nuclear programme. Barrister Chaudhry also highlighted Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s significant role in the development and advancement of Pakistan’s missile technology.
These initiatives had made Pakistan’s defence invincible, the AJK president said, adding no enemy can even dare to cast an evil eye on the country.
While emphasising on an early and amicable settlement of the Kashmir dispute, Barrister Chaudhry said: “Kashmir, a nuclear flashpoint between India and Pakistan, has a potential to trigger a nuclear war between the two countries”. Any incident, regardless of its size, can potentially escalate into a larger conflict between India and Pakistan that can potentially jeopardise peace of the whole world, he said, adding: “The key to peace in South Asia lies in a just and honourable settlement of the Kashmir issue”.
The AJK president said it was high time that the international community should play its due role in resolving the long-standing Kashmir issue in line with the UNSC resolutions.Terming Kashmiris the main stakeholders, he stressed the need for associating Kashmiri leadership in dialogue process to find out a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue.
Like across Pakistan, “Youm-e-Takbeer” on Wednesday was observed in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) to commemorate the 27th anniversary of nuclear tests conducted on this day in 1998 by Pakistan, in immediate matching response to India who had detonated five nuclear devise a week before.
The speakers in special meetings in various parts of AJK including Mirpur and the AJK’s metropolis, hosted to celebrate the historic day, renewed the pledge to lend all of the energies to make Pakistan strong and prosperous besides to safeguard inch-after-inch of the motherland by going through shoulder-to-shoulder the valiant armed forces of the country.
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) government had announced to observe ”Yome -e-Takbeer” on official level.On this day, Pakistan emerged as the 7th in the world and 1st Islamic Atomic power by conducting the nuclear tests.
The speaker said that strong and prosperous Pakistan in all manners including at defense and economic sectors was the guarantee to the freedom of Kashmir.“People of Jammu & Kashmir will leave no stone unturned to make Pakistan strong, stable and prosperous besides to safeguard the security and defense of the country”, they said while addressing ceremonies hosted in various parts of the state.
