Youm-e-Takbeer

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Youm-e-Takbeer is a national day in Pakistan marking the country’s successful 1998 nuclear tests and its emergence as a declared nuclear power.

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Youm-e-Takbeer canonical 1
Youm-e-Takbir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national day
public holiday
alsoKnownAs Day of the Shining Star
surface form: Day of Greatness

Youm-e-Takbeer
surface form: Youm-e-Takbir
associatedWithEvent Chagai-I nuclear test series
Pakistan’s first public nuclear weapons tests
calendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar
commemorates Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests
Pakistan’s emergence as a declared nuclear power
country Pakistan
dateObserved 28 May
field Pakistani politics
military history of Pakistan
nuclear history
frequency annual
hasSymbolicMeaning assertion of sovereignty
defense capability
technological achievement
inception 1998
languageOfName Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
linkedInstitution Kahuta Research Laboratories
Pakistan Army
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
linkedLeader Nawaz Sharif
nationalStatus officially recognized national day of Pakistan
observedBy Government of Pakistan
citizens of Pakistan
politicalSignificance symbol of Pakistan’s strategic parity with India
region South Asia
relatedTo India–Pakistan nuclear rivalry
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program
religiousPhraseOrigin Takbeer (Allahu Akbar)
scriptOfName Arabic script
testSite Chagai, Balochistan
surface form: Ras Koh Hills, Chagai District, Balochistan
theme national pride
national security
nuclear deterrence
triggerContext Pokhran-II nuclear tests
surface form: India’s 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests
typicalActivities media programs
official ceremonies
special prayers
speeches by political leaders
yearOfTests 1998

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Youm-e-Takbeer alsoKnownAs Youm-e-Takbeer
this entity surface form: Youm-e-Takbir