Pakistan, Nuclear Tests and the Last 17 Days of Decision Making | Episode 1 | Project 706

Economic relief or national defence? After India’s nuclear test on 11th May 1998, a war like situation emerged in Pakistan. Episode 1 of ‘Project 706’ unveils the details of what actually happened in the last 17 days.
TCM presents ‘Project 706’, an exclusive account of Pakistan’s pathway towards nuclear bomb. Did Pakistan smuggle nuclear technology? Was India planning to attack the nuclear facility at Kahuta? The series answers all the relevant questions by giving glimpses into the many lesser known stories.
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[@khokhar6965]

Alhamdulillah, I'm proud of my Father for working with AQ Khan, Building up a Uranium coolant system providing -180 degrees celsius, and for working in KRL, 'Khan Research Laboratories' for more than 30 years now.

[@mustafaashraf3373]

Thank you to your father for his service!

[@zain6048]

May Allah s.w.t continously bless your father and your family. Ameen ❤️

[@zain6048]

@@khokhar6965 Ameen. Thank you brother ❤️

[@dextersahotra6926]

Pay my regards to ur father!♥️he is no less than a hero!

[@Manufactoryvid]

Standing ovation for your father and rest of faculty ❤️ Jazakallah

[@rda4140]

Thanks! Very well made. More such content is needed.

[@188PK]

Thank you Bro!!!❤❤❤

[@faiqahmad2049]

Kudos to the team. Seriously the teams of TCM have elevated the level of journalism.

[@1986Shahrukh]

That was such a great piece one of the most fascinating times in the history of our nation. Kudos to TCM for this man. When can we expect the 2nd episode ?

[@chil3355]

Appreciate TCM for covering this historical event with multidimensional perspectives of all the stakeholders involved.

[@znadeem26]

When I was watching the video, I had goosebumps because of the fact that in those perilous, testing times and increasing pressure from uncle sam, our leaders, our defenders and our bureaucrats did not budge. At that time, we decided that Pakistan's survival was hinged and depended on flexing our nuclear capability to the whole world. Despite having an economy which was going down the drain, we emerged victorious in our resolve. As a common man, witnessing the current political turmoil that our country is facing, it breaks my heart that today we have bowed down to these American imperialists. Pakistan Zindabad!

[@habibsherazi8232]

It felt like we are in that moment feeling every second of it. You are right

[@beautyzline5194]

The problem is that our government or establishment whatever you want to call it don't have any guts to think as a independent state they scare from the moment that usa block aids and support for Pakistan. They scare from a long term planning to stabilize Pakistan they scare from taking hard decisions that's the reality. usa is not an all out single villain in Pakistani history it's our ummah chummah mentality and inferiority complex.

[@farhanathar2256]

But that generation was better and patriotic in real sense, current generation isn't at that level, too polarised, watch Netflix whole night and watch 'American' and hindustani content and then blame its own institution. That's why that generation stood up to the task, and current generation is only damaging their own country.

[@beautyzline5194]

@@farhanathar2256 What do you mean by american and indian? The indian content was also famous at that time but even more famous than its in today generation and the the thing about Netflix and american content is I don't find any problem with it or niether the rest of the world they creat some one the greatest movies and series' but the reality is that the most of the pakistanis don't even use Netflix etc so saying that this generation is not patriotic enough because of Netflix and america is nonsense you don't have any national interest of your country for yourself. Afghans are getting into the country day by day but no ones care who's mistake is that. Why this country is so lawaris and had no waris think it for yourself for a moment. If this country started to think about national interest and thier real rights not that islamophobia or ummah chumah one than everything will be on its way good.

[@mmd488]

@@beautyzline5194 Nailed it!

[@midtownexplorer]

A country that couldn’t produce a decent bicycle, is producing one of the most sophisticated technologies in the world ! (Dr. A. Q. Khan) 🇵🇰💪🏼🇵🇰 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@saadivibes]

What a beautiful documentry, We need more documentries like these about pakistan that actually tells us the history of pakistan not the politics going on these days on social media! Kudos to TCM

[@ammarabid6160]

Such a comprehensive overview of history. Every parent must make their children watch this piece of knowledge to aware about the real struggle of Pakistan and to make them realise their responsibilities towards Motherland in need of hours. Part1/2 -

[@farhanathar2256]

Agree

[@thomasjamson3994]

The few moments in Pakistan when our diplomats defended their national security ferociously . Kudos to the 90s cabinet !

[@dreadfulbodyguard7288]

Basically nuked their own economy by doing nuclear tests.

[@RaxaVlogs]

This is the real journalism. Great effort by TCM. What an overwhelming piece of history. Proud of all those heroes who were part of this great mission. Pakistan Zindabad! 🇵🇰

[@whatmolvi9179]

To all the international powers this is for you "There is no power on earth which can undo Pakistan" LET THAT SINK IN 🇵🇰💪

[@akhandrussia8137]

Half of pakistan is already undone in 1971 There's no power on earth which can undo pakistan 😂😂😂

[@zulfizakarya5703]

@@akhandrussia8137 undone means khatam not breaking . As prawin Sawhney says pakistan never lost in west . East ma civil war ki wja se aur supply na hone ki wja se. Read "pakistan a hard nation" by anatol lieven

[@akhandrussia8137]

@@zulfizakarya5703 never lost in the west bro kargil was in east or west?

[@TALHAANSAR]

We should make a webseries on this heroic stand. It is necessary for our youth to learn about this struggle... May God bless All those who put their efforts in this work.

[@AdityaKumar-rj2uf]

Budget nahin hai filhal

[@ajayjaiswal9780]

@@AdityaKumar-rj2uf they hv nuclear but still shortage of wheat nd other grains. They r bagging around the globe 😁

[@AdityaKumar-rj2uf]

@@ajayjaiswal9780 😂😂😂😂😂

[@amirprof]

Hayyyeeee MashaAllah TCM bey. Well done 👏👏

[@boywazir]

Great video with first hand accounts of so many key players. Bravo! The one thing that truly shocked me watching the clip of Nawaz Sharif was his demeanor and choice of words when answering that journalist. And that too without any slips in his hand! Haven't seen that level-headedness since.

[@shanaziz4469]

Why put "sheeda talli" in such an important episode.

[@omerhayder3956]

Aap ko to dalain gaye nahi aab, unko dalain gaye jin ko sab kuch pata tha is waqt

[@xxAsad]

becasue he was also there and you are shitting here in comment section

[@aliasad2849]

Ok sir . Next time ap sy puch k Kryn gy.

[@simplejack1360]

nooray ko counter krne kay liye

[@mianarsi6376]

شیدا ٹلی کھلی کھلی

[@waqasdada]

Great work team TCM to tell the youth how this country was made a independent nation and how become one of the strongest nation of islamic world. Alhamdolillah. Pakistan Zindabad!

[@maxtyson9035]

Actually Pakistan first interfered with Indian nuclear program with the help of the U.S. That's Indians interfered with Pakistan nuclear program.

[@TT-mn2hz]

this could be made into a really good movie ,but our entertainment industry is busy in making garbage

[@afaqsadaat9790]

this is true journalism..spoken account of the events from people involved in one of the most historical moments of our country..

[@sayyedwaqas4764]

Thank you TCM for finally giving us a much awaited insight of what really happened back then!

[@AA-dk7so]

Absolutely love this initiative by TCM to educate public through such engaging videos.

[@AbdullahKhan-dj5up]

This is some Netflix level stuff.. kudos and Bravo TCM

[@testuser684]

Love my homeland & Love my people from UK #LongLivePakistan #PakistanForever

[@khurrammustaqeem8194]

Salute to General Jahangir Karamat Sir, one of the finest COAS, Feel sorry for him for that resignation episode but thorough gentleman very dignified. Salute

[@joker-wr8pt]

Full documentary feels the quality tcm produce just want to say that may Allah protect our country Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰

[@sahibzadasafi1701]

You people are our national herozzz ... Hattsss off To You people Nd THANK YOU TCM

[@stranger5764]

Now this is called content

[@AlifAlif_madaa]

THANK YOU TCM! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS! Your content is always top class and very engaging, I never skip a second and the sheer effort and hardwork can be seen through. Hats off guys! Please never stop making this elite content.

[@emmadkarim3897]

That last line tho uffffffff

[@talhaqasim1244]

Great content TCM doing marvelous job ❤

[@driftmaniac689]

National security is more important than sanctions + economy. What good is economy if a nation is constantly blackmailed, living in fear, attacked and invaded by enemies? Freedom comes at a cost. Nuclear Deterrence IS Freedom. No sovereign nation of the world wants to end up war-torn like Iraq/Afgh/Libya/Syria.

[@safdartufail3074]

Good job by TCM . keep it up 👍 . PAKISTAN ZINDABAD .

[@meerwali9201]

Okay

[@BenAAlawi]

Hats off TCM maintain your quality .. great work

[@HassanKhan-vr7ts]

This exceptional journalism. Kuddos Team TCM. You guys are doing a fascinating job.

[@vickichumuk]

The speakers said that, as you wanted to respond to Pokran nuclear tests, why not do the same by competing in IT, education, IITs, global commerce and exports, space, science and technology and AI. Then everything will go quiet

[@Talpur19]

Yes! We can afford every imbalance with India but not…. Strategic or conventional imbalance reasoning aggression India

[@areejazam4]

Wow jourmalism at its best😍 Also one thing to notice is that other than all the executives,military establishments and scientists the general public was so concerned with the whole situation and were constantly asking to test the bombs even though there was no social media but people knew. Also tells that how Pakistan decieved the whole world literally and did what we had to do for our security and sovereignty Thank you TCM for this content 🙌❤

[@ANKHAN314]

I still remember i was 14 doing cricket with my friends and my friend say to me that it seems like Pakistan conducted nuclear test i asked him how you know that? he answered me that in sky there is some smoke even nuclear test site was is Balochistan and we were playing in KPK( swabi)(Hahahah) around 16:00 when i went to house it came in my knowledge that Pakistan conducted nuclear tests still i miss those days it was brillent time

[@muhammadmubassir1249]

Dasii na lagii chi Da Swabi na ba hm kharedoo,,

[@liftusup9208]

24 years later, economy is the biggest threat.

[@akhandrussia8137]

😂

[@muhammadshuraim9830]

Can you tell me what is special about naming a project 706? What does 706 means here?

[@mariumkarachi5307]

Marvelous work.

[@salman_nav]

Great job by TCM. I just wish Dr A Q Khan had been alive. His perspective and narrative of events was always interesting. May he rest in peace.

[@zahidriaz]

Excellent, we have done it. It is time to focus on what we have not been able to do which is economic management for our sovereignty. People like Shamshad are hollow hawks and Nixon seems to be his ideal...

[@jitendersingh4263]

Pakistan’s main problem is their desire to have parity with India. India has broken out of that league economically and Pakistan is still caught in that trap. Bomb will not get you food on the plate. Its the economics which dictates the future of a country.

[@Talpur19]

Yes! When your enemy is aggressive,,,

[@ismailraja8734]

Thank to India to give us the pretext to carry-out our Nuclear tests . And We all the Pakistan will always be thankful to Dr.Abdul Qadir Khan. But on yume takbeer we and our govt didn't went to his grave and to pay tribute

[@snf8335]

Excellent Job Guys Really gosh bumps

[@oneminsol7418]

Im waiting for a full detailed version of events from the daythis projevct started to end

[@thediversity6203]

Well done

[@liveandletlive3759]

Great achievement by Pakistan. I salute everybody involved in this achievement. A huge credit to the prime minister of the time Mr Nawaz Sharif, dealt with all these pressures and made an extremely brave decision to go for the tests. Long live Pakistan.

[@qasimsiddiqi6605]

My grandfather also worked with AQ khan at KRL and at nescom

[@mianmuhammadzahir5917]

It ia hilarious to see Sheikh Reshid aka Pindi ka Shaitan talking credit of nuclear test 😂😂😂

[@user-jt3yz7cy2i]

Alhamdullah e Rabul Haa lahmeen

[@AliHassan-dn2nc]

MashahAllah ... Perhaps the best so far on your channel ... Cant wait to see next ... 💯

[@mustafaashraf3373]

Impatiently looking forward to the next episode! Great stuff as always TCM

[@habibsherazi8232]

Superbbbbbbb content Your channel need to be boardcast on TV Please please upload rest Soon. In footages ko dek kr pata chalta hai k baray Faisalay hamesha hi muskil houn tay. Yeh kehna k wo dur alag ta yeh dur alag hai. Big decision are always toughest one but make history.

[@rafayk9015]

Mashallah may Allah bless dr abdul qadeer khan and Zulikar ali bhutto with highest ranks in jannah ameen

[@faheemakbar1281]

3:19 general saab with due respect, there was not one man responsible for this decision. I wasnt expacting this from a responsible person like you. Ye soch hi ghalat ha k kisi ak shakhs k kehny per esy decision ho sakty hen. That was a collective decision for sake of country. And im glad that all the stakeholder took right decision.

[@sher1411]

But you know what he means, that really shows who had real power that time.

[@rameengul2487]

What an amazing content, and enlightening documentary. We should know the real struggle of this country from the past history it reminds us where we come from and how fascinating is our roots, Long live Pakistan 🇵🇰❤.

[@jiyakibatain5418]

Yeh video jawab ha us generation ke liye Jo yeh kehtiii ha , Jo apne se pehle generations ko bekaar samjhte hain.

[@ah244]

Very well done! I am suprised at the number of views!

[@user-nz2yg6uz7j]

Mashallah, very well explained. I think there is a need to cover Pakistan's history and current situations such as the current political crisis more specifically internal matters. btw praises, fantabulous contribution to independent journalism.

[@alijee5811]

Thank You TCM Originals For The Historical Information About Pakistani Nuclear Technology. Thank GOD Now Pakistan Became First Muslims Nuclear Power Country. Lot's Of Love & Respect For Our Great & Brave Pak Army & ISI Gumname Hero's Long Live My Beautiful Country Pakistan

[@TariqHaroon-88]

A wise yet most difficult decision but Alhumdullilah it was taken

[@mrforeverspeed]

A PEICE OF ART. KEPT ME ON MY TOES. WELL DONE TCM

[@jiyakibatain5418]

One thing a must mention, many lobbies tried to prove Nawaz sharif a traitor or anti Pakistan, but facts proved Nawaz sharif was a true n loyal Pakistani , he made excellent decisions with excellent timings.

[@shehzadsajid4803]

Watching from Bangladesh🇧🇩

[@HamidaliHamidali-by6vk]

A very informatic And a live nation decision

[@proofofmyexistence2352]

This channel deserves more

[@aunnasir]

Loving 💗

[@mianarsi6376]

کوئی قیمت نہیں ہوتی ہے آپکی آزادی کی اور وجود کی ۔۔۔ Line of the Video

[@eishaasif305]

Kudos to the team tcm👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Bcbjbo]

WHY should it NOT...

[@bilalchohan6524]

Love you all guys god bless you all sir 🤗❤😊

[@NavidHamid1]

Amazing work 🙌 TCM

[@skhalid6597]

Great video!! 👍 my one request is can you please lower the volume of the music in the back for future videos it gets very distracting

[@muhammadbinhabib6963]

Brilliant, TCM.

[@shahmirjalal_999]

India didn't do nuclear tests for Pakistan. They did it because of china as they did the tests as well. India had the capability to produce nuclear bombs way before China but didn't because Nehru did not support making a bomb yet although they already had the capability to do so due to their joint work with the UK and especially Canada in nuclear industries. For India, Pakistan was never a huge threat. It's just us who thought that we were. They technically had won over Pakistan when east Pakistan was lost. India gained the nuclear power by proper channel whereas Pakistan mostly stole some information thanks to Dr. AQ khan and some direct support from China thanks to bhutto

[@ShaikhOmerAlmas]

Sheikh Rashid is only taking credit that he did it all.

[@ilamshah2629]

Future is yours. Keep it up .

[@babarjanjua7888]

Salute to All who performed their rule positive

[@mrhyperforever8380]

TCM is doing well.

[@AmirKhan-dm5ce]

7.05 Sheeda talli is a sheikh challi 😂

[@farwabokhari737]

much informative✨✔️

[@genuineintp867]

Great work from TCM.

[@silentwhisper742]

4:53. I like his sense of humor

[@AbdulMannan-to1si]

Well done team tcm

[@muhammadusama8261]

One of greatest video

[@iiparachuteregiment8800]

I been following the subtitles I may of missed it... The US said not to do the test, Pakistan was worried about sanctions! When India tested their nukes what did us say to them?

[@malikabrarfarooq4132]

Waiting for next episodes

[@BabarMagsiBaloch]

I am proud on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

[@itsusman2015]

Loved it!

[@usmanmalik4024]

It's a pity, Dr Abdul Qadir is no more. But I would suggest put his clips on what he has said on different channels so that he's relevant and also present in the video. Though most of the times he has said NS lies about all this but we can still add him

[@farhan.abstract]

Brilliant work

[@Alphaa101]

ep 2?

[@commonpakistaniii]

I have observed, jitniii merziii try ker lo , history yeh credit nawaz sharif se nahe cheen saktiii , he is the guy .

[@imranikram9624]

Pakistan never wanted to go for blast as that was the cheapest way of remaining N power. Actually NPT was to be revised in 1997 and during prior negotiations to that , it was proposed that India may incl by raising cut out date from 1967 to 1974. Immediately Sheryar Sahib, who was in Washington , immediately declared that we have certain parts in our store , which if assembled will result into N bomb. Later this was labelled as BOMB IN THE BASEMENT. This was the declaration of ATOMIC PAKISTAN

[@azambutt2357]

Great Work

[@mujahidkhan2880]

Doctor qadeer said on many time that Nawaz never wanted to do this

[@muhammadidreesdanish8320]

It was a consensus decision by Pakistan to conduct tests after India conducted these tests first. Nawaz sharif was punished by US in 1999 after just one year for these tests.

[@heaven4149]

Then in 2017 again due to CPEC.

[@mayankgupta8198]

Thank you Sheik Rashid for being such an opportunist. If it weren't for you pakistan wouldn't be in its position today. TCM wouldn't have to whitewash your history everytime if you have snubbed back. But thank you for ensuring pakistan becomes that self hostage country which threatens to blow itself so the west & china would show mercy. Really, thank you. If it weren't for you, pakistan wouldn't have been isolated in international forums & or else would have integrated kashmir, Bangladesh & new delhi with them. Thank you, if it weren't for your nuclear mongering, pakistan would have overshadowed india completely & been besties with US & china. They don't respect Russia cause obviously thanks to all mighty Hamid ghul, they destroyed the Soviet union. & Finally appreciate your work TMC, hoping your country shines brightly as it has so far.