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| holiday_name = Youm-e-Takbir<br />
| nickname =<br />
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| observedby = [[Pakistan]]<br />
| date = May 28<br />
| scheduling = same day each year<br />
| celebrations = Flag hoisting, [[Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission|atomic energy]] exhibitions, award ceremonies, singing [[List of songs about Pakistan|patriotic songs]], entertainment and military programmes, speeches, etc.<br />
| type = National<br />
| frequency = annual<br />
| duration = 1 day<br />
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'''Youm-e-Takbir''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|یوم تکبیر}}}}; lit. ''The day of greatness'') is celebrated as a [[Public holidays in Pakistan#Partial holidays or national days|national day]] in [[Pakistan]] on May 28 in commemoration of [[Chagai-I]] and [[Chagai-II]] series of nuclear tests. The nuclear tests made Pakistan the seventh nation to possess nuclear weapons, and the first in the Muslim world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Pakistan/PakTests.html |title=Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program - 1998: The Year of Testing |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/pakistan/nuke/ |title=Pakistan Nuclear Weapons |publisher=Fas.org |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=14989|title=Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons |publisher=thenews |access-date=2011-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title =13th Youm-e-Takbeer to be observed today | url =http://www.dunyanews.tv/index.php?key=Q2F0SUQ9MiNOaWQ9MjcwNTk= | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120112121450/http://dunyanews.tv/index.php?key=Q2F0SUQ9MiNOaWQ9MjcwNTk= | url-status =dead | archive-date =12 January 2012 | date=28 May 2011| access-date = July 28, 2011 }}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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This phrase is recited by [[Muslim]]s in many different situations. For example, when they are very happy, during times of extreme stress, to express approval, to praise a speaker, or as a [[battle cry]] (contemporarily used by [[Pakistan Army]]). In the [[Islamic world]], instead of [[applause]], often someone will shout ''Takbir'' or ''Nara-e-Takbir'' (in [[Urdu]] or [[Persian language|Persian]]) and the crowd will respond with ''Allahu Akbar'' (God is great). The word is also used in Muslim prayers. The Government of Pakistan asked for proposals from the nation to decide a name by which the day should be celebrated. A country wide campaign was launched to select the name for this particular day. Thousands of names were propose by millions of Pakistanis. This name was suggested by more than one persons. All persons who suggested this name were given away Prime Minister Award. Youm-e-Takbir here can be translated to "The day of greatness" or "The day of God's greatness".<br />
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==History==<br />
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The [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] at the time, [[Nawaz Sharif|Mian Nawaz Sharif]] and by the joint efforts of Dr [[Abdul Qadeer Khan]] ordered the launching of the nuclear bomb test in response to Indian threats and nuclear tests (''[[Smiling Buddha]]''). The name was proposed by Iqbaliat Professor Dr. Shahid Iqbal Kamran of [[Allama Iqbal Open University]] in 1998. Sharif liked the name and gave the certificate himself to Shahid.{{cn|date=June 2020}}<br />
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==Celebrations==<br />
The day was officially signed by Prime Minister Sharif.{{clarify|date=June 2020}} It was first celebrated by giving awards such as the Chagai Medal to various individuals and industries in the fields of science and industry.<ref>{{Cite web<br />
| title =Youm-e-Takbeer being marked today<br />
| url =http://www.geo.tv/5-28-2009/42960.htm<br />
| date= May 28, 2011<br />
| access-date = July 28, 2011 }}</ref> The Sharif government also established the Chagai I Medal which was first awarded to the scientists of Pakistan in 1998 who witnessed the tests.<ref name="Republic of Pakistan: Chagai-I Medal">{{Cite web<br />
| title =Republic of Pakistan: Chagai I Medal<br />
| url =http://www.medals.org.uk/pakistan/pakistan048.htm<br />
| date= April 26, 2011<br />
| access-date = July 28, 2011 }}</ref> The graphite mountains are visibly shown in the gold medallion and equal ribbon stripes of yellow, red and white.<ref name="Republic of Pakistan: Chagai-I Medal"/><br />
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[[Category:Public holidays in Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:May observances]]<br />
[[Category:Nuclear history of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Nawaz Sharif administration]]<br />
[[Category:Nuclear weapons programme of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Spring (season) events in Pakistan]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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