Youm-e-Takbir

Youm-e-Takbir
یومِ تکبیر
Chagai-I atomic test
Observed byPakistan
TypeNational
CelebrationsFlag hoisting, atomic energy exhibitions, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs, entertainment and military programmes, speeches, etc.
Date28 May
Next time28 May 2026 (2026-05-28)
FrequencyAnnual

Youm-e-Takbir (Urdu: یومِ تکبیر; lit. The day of greatness) is celebrated as a national day in Pakistan on 28 May 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.