In his message issued in connection with Youm-e-Takbeer, he said, May 28, 1998 holds a significant position in Pakistan's political and defence history.
On this day, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif engraved a new history by pushing aside all the pressure and making nuclear explosions possible.
He said the credit of making Pakistan a nuclear power goes to the fascinating and courageous leadership of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who rejected foreign aid and made defence of the country unconquerable.
Youm-e-Takbeer is the day of celebration for the Pakistani nation and Muslims around the world, because today, Pakistan emerged as the first Muslim nuclear power on the map of the world, he added.
The CM said that Pak army and other law enforcement agencies had rendered enormous sacrifices in the war against terrorism and marked a new history of courage and valor.
Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of this memorial and historic day paid tribute to those brave soldiers who had played a great role in making the defense of motherland supreme.