Pakistan, May 27 -- On May 28, 1998, the day after Pakistan's nuclear tests, as the news broke on PTV, a wave of pride swept through us. I was in the final year of my master's degree, it was that evening on University of Peshawar campus when the gravity of it truly hit us. We weren't just watching history, we felt part of it. Conversations stopped, eyes stayed fixed on the screen, and a quiet, powerful joy filled the air. We felt proud, not out of aggression, but because Pakistan had finally drawn a line, firm, sovereign and unflinching. It was a moment of dignity. For once, we were not reacting to the world, we were defining our place in it. At the centre stood Nawaz Sharif, the man who made the call, shouldering immense pressure, he cho...