After securing a heavy mandate from his constituency , Gohar Ayub was appointed as the 20th Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . Gohar Ayub publicly backed Prime Minister Sharif in authorizing a nuclear testing programme in response to India 's nuclear test in May 1998 . Although the prime minister was much more subdued , Gohar Ayub reportedly issued hostile statements and began to call for atomic tests in response to India . He prematurely issued media reports to the media , which reportedly displeased the prime minister
India 's nuclear test
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Gohar Ayub Khan