SIALKOT: Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif said 25 years ago on May 28, Pakistan became nuclear power and our leader, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made country’s defence invincible by detonating nuclear weapons.

“Our defence has become very strong due to achieving nuclear deterrence”, he expressed while addressing ninth convocation of private college in Sialkot as chief guest.

He said that it was matter of pride that daughters of our nation were going ahead to start their working life after completing their educational degrees. “I heartily congratulate all these daughters and their parents for their success. I do and pray that May Allah bless them with many successes in future,” he said.

He said that it should not be goal to get only BA, MA degree, adding, “But I advise all students to get purposeful education because only getting purposeful education can help us to move forward. We can deal with challenges we are facing.”

He said that in present era, getting purposeful education including IT was very important because development was not possible without it. He added that political parties or political leaders were not our red line, but soil of this country and our martyrs should be our red line, who have defended this dear country and our safety and did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for it.

He said that former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto started to make country nuclear power, but it was completed by Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan Army has also played very important role in nuclear assets of country.

“Our Pakistan Army today is also protecting its borders as well as its nuclear assets for which we pay tribute to them.” He said that we should value our martyrs and ghazis because nations that forget their martyrs and desecrate their monuments cannot flourish.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 29 2023

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