Pakistan: 16th anniversary of the nuclear test
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Pakistani religious party Jamaatud Dawa, waves to his supporters celebrating the 16th anniversary of the nuclear test, in Islamabad. The day is celebrated as a national day in Pakistan on May 28 in commemoration of Chagai when Pakistan detonated six nuclear devices in response to India's five detonations of Pokhran-II in 1998, 17 days after the incident.
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May 28, 2014 11:09pm
Totally unnecessary noise. All nuclear activity should have been kept secret.
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May 28, 2014 11:37pm
how nice... proud to celebrate instruments of death and destruction :) ask these Maulanas and Kolanas is the length of their beards directly proportional to the "constructive" work they have done in their life or it has been just promoting intolerance, hate and using religion for their gain? sure celebrate this useless event has no meaning in humanity!!
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May 29, 2014 01:30am
A proud moment for Pakistan.
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May 29, 2014 02:08am
Really?!!
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May 29, 2014 02:59am
The cost and maintenance of one atomic bomb is enough to keep 50% (that means the entire young generation under 16) of our nation illiterate for one year. AND . . . Pakistan, probably, has 200 atomic bombs at the moment. What are we actually proud of?
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May 29, 2014 03:03am
16th Birthday of Pakistan's Nuke?
Are you cutting cake?
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May 29, 2014 04:09am
I thought Hafiz Saeed is a UN sanctioned terrorist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Muhammad_Saeed) ? Why don't Pakistani authorities capture him. Isn't Pakistan against terrorism ? or is he a friendly one?
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May 29, 2014 04:11am
And Hafiz Saeed somehow represents nukes in Pakistan, how?
I'll tell you how. He can send his people anywhere in India to kill people (for the crime of being Indian), and then sit and hide behind Pakistani nukes.
He knows that Indians are not stupid to start a nuclear war to go after him. He knows that Pakistan will protect him with it's nukes. He also knows that no court in Pakistan will convict him or pursue any "evidence" against him.
Proud day indeed!
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May 29, 2014 06:44am
Such a shame. We are the only country to celebrate nuclear bombs (and in this blatant way) and like the world to believe that we are a peace loving nation. Utter irony and confusion.
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May 29, 2014 08:15am
Blow one on Taliban OR get rid of nukes. what are we going to do with them? The country is going down due to them.
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May 29, 2014 08:23am
poor state, no fund, depending on aids from other countries how funny attitude on international level.no basic structure, poor economy, hunger and more and more and more........ what more to say for pakistan
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May 29, 2014 08:50am
using all luxuries of modern age - vehicles, cell phones, speakers etc. but insist on remaining in "16th" century
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May 29, 2014 09:10am
The heavy price paid by working class but seems owned by those jihadis..We need education,peace and welfare
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May 29, 2014 09:17am
Let there be harmonious and brotherly relations between India and Pakistan such that people from both the sides can freely travel and let there be more trade and Cutural relations between the two Countries as was ORIGINALLY ENVISAGED BY QUAID-E-AZAM.If this happens as a sequel to the visit of Mian Nawaz Shariff Sahab to India,there will be huge prosperity on both sides of the Border.At some stage,even the Visa should also be superfluous between the two countries.
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May 29, 2014 10:00am
@Shafiq Deterrent is a necessity to achieve the peace-no shame-we are a proud and responsible nation.
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May 29, 2014 11:45am
Pakistan is only country which celebrate their nuclear bomb
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May 29, 2014 01:31pm
Allah forbids us from using our Nuke or WMDs, who are we going to use against and against what objective, to keep the piece of land that we have destroyed and bent on destroying more. if we ever use the nukes, it will kill thousands and perhpas a million or two or even more. do we have answer prepared for Alllah on day of jugdment....
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May 29, 2014 06:07pm
Think about those people who died in last 16 years without food and shelter. The money robbed from life of poor.
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May 29, 2014 07:16pm
We now live in a country where owning a bomb is a reason for 'national pride', where killing women is 'honour killing' & killing defence less minority or health workers is considered 'love of religion'.
Our standards of manhood has come a long way in 3 decades of abusing our religion in politics .... Does any one know the way back to civility??
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May 29, 2014 08:42pm
@Common man
UN is a Zionist organisation! How can they tolerate anyone who believes in Islam and is supporting a people who have been held hostage by Zionist Hindus of India!
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May 30, 2014 02:24am
What do these mullahs have to do with nuclear weapons? Do they know what they are, and what kind of destruction they do?
As I see it, these mullahs are worse for Pakistan than WMD. Mullahs are a cancer for Pakistan, which is destroying it slowly. But the Pakistani public is also equally bad. It produces mullahs. Their population is growing like mushrooms.
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May 30, 2014 02:42am
@anony Yes I spot a business opportunity of exporting shaving cream n blades to Pakistan from India, all these guys need is a good shave first before they start beating their chest about nukes. The razor is mightier than a bomb
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May 30, 2014 05:23am
As long as the mass murder like Sazeed roam freely , any amount of nuclear weapon will not help the Pakistan from implosion
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May 30, 2014 09:57am
How shameful to celebrate conception of a device so harmful for mankind. Maulana's should be confined to their masjids where they belong. They should not be allowed to meddle with state or politics. That is the biggest dilemma of Pakistan where religion and politics were inter mingled during Zia's regime and no politician since has the guts to send the Mulana's back to where they belong.
Shaan
San Diego, Calif
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May 30, 2014 10:28am
@ all critics of 28 may celebrations, we should be proud of our strength and everybody should celebrate this day. these assets have secured pakistan from indian agression otherwise india could have attacked our country. and pakistan was not first to test. it was india who did 1st. we just neutralized the situation.
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May 30, 2014 10:29am
@Lax people died of corruption dear. these assets have saved our lives otherwise india could have imposed war.
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May 30, 2014 10:31am
Hafiz Saeed and Pakistan Nuclear test Anniversary... :) :) ???
Perfect example of Growing beard doesn't make a man sane and peaceful... :)
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May 30, 2014 08:20pm
Is this a national holiday?
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May 30, 2014 08:25pm
@Zafar I agree but I have to say that I have never seen any body celebrating them though
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May 30, 2014 11:46pm
I am fed up seeing picture of this man, Hafiz Saeed. He behaves like a criminal, he speaks like a criminal, he looks like a criminal and he is one. I can not stand this guy. Is he a Maulana or a politician?.
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May 31, 2014 12:24am
Both countrymen are understood that there are more to do to fulfill basic needs of life, but these only 1 to 2 % people want that both countries issues must not solve otherwise their identity will be vanished. They say they are doing this for their own community and for motherland, than why not they spent provide education & medical treatment instead to celebre at this kind of day... after independence still people are lack of root needs, long long way to improvements rather than invoke Jihaad....
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May 31, 2014 12:25am
Both countrymen are understood that there are more to do to fulfill basic needs of life, but these only 1 to 2 % people want that both countries issues must not solve otherwise their identity will be vanished. They say they are doing this for their own community and for motherland, than why not they spent provide education & medical treatment instead to celebre at this kind of day... after independence still people are lack of root needs, long long way to improvements rather than invoke Jihaad....
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Jun 02, 2014 03:10pm
@ahmed
its for self defence
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Jun 03, 2014 07:02am
a proud moment....Hafiz sb is doing a great job. (Y)
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Jun 03, 2014 07:21am
@Dr. Faheem Malik Shah with due respect you should not,atleast, make fun of beards or any other religious activity.
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