Credit goes to former PM Nawaz Sharif for making Pakistan nuclear power

QUETTA: Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan Nasar Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) on Monday said that the credit for making the country’s defence impregnable during 1998, went to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, laying strong foundations for a stable and prosperous Pakistan.

He said Pakistan believed in peace and nuclear programme was a symbol of Pakistan’s strong defence besides it was a proclamation of courage, steadfastness and bravery of this nation.

The credit goes to the nation’s leadership at that critical time. The then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stood his ground firmly in the face of international pressure and lucrative offers of aid if he would abandon the plan to reply to the Indian nuclear challenge.

Down the line, analysts and lawmakers point out, the country has been able to stand up to threats and aggressive postures of the hostile neighbour, thanks to the bold decision the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

He said the PML-N led government was serving the people with full devotion and were answerable to them for the steps taken by the government.