The Sindh government has officially declared Wednesday, May 28, as a public holiday to commemorate Youm-e-Takbeer, the day marking Pakistan’s historic nuclear tests in 1998.
According to a notification issued on Monday by the chief secretary, all government offices, including provincial departments, autonomous bodies, and local municipal councils across Sindh, will remain closed on the occasion.
Sindh government has announced a public holiday on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in observance of Youm-e-Takbeer across the province. pic.twitter.com/qnLM1CEUuR
— Sindh Information Department (@sindhinfodepart) May 19, 2025
In line with the government’s decision, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has also announced that it will suspend trading activities on May 28 in observance of the national day.
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In an official notice issued on Monday, the PSX informed all concerned stakeholders that the closure was in line with the public holiday declared by the Government of Pakistan.
“All concerned are hereby informed that Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited will remain closed on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, being a public holiday declared by the Government of Pakistan on the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer,” the notice read.
It should be remembered that Pakistan responded to India's nuclear explosions on May 28, 1998, with explosions in Chagai, Balochistan. After the nuclear explosions 27 years ago, Pakistan achieved the honour of becoming the first nuclear power in the Muslim world and the seventh in the world, and all Pakistanis remember this day as Youm-e-Takbeer.
