Category: Pakistan Affairs | Last updated: 2026-09-18
On May 28, 1998, Pakistan conducted its first series of nuclear tests in response to India's Pokhran-II tests. What was the codename given to these tests by Pakistan?
A) Operation Falcon
B) Chagai-I
C) Operation Zarb-e-Azb
D) Shaheen-I
Explanation
Pakistan's first five nuclear weapons tests, conducted on May 28, 1998, at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan, were codenamed Chagai-I. This act established Pakistan as a nuclear power.