Pakistan test-fires 2 missiles
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PAKISTAN successfully test-fired two ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads yesterday, the military said.
The Shaheen-1 missile has a range of about 650 kilometers, while the second Ghaznavi missile could hit targets at a distance of 290 kilometers, an army statement said. Both can carry conventional and nuclear warheads.
This latest missile test came more than a week after Indian and Pakistani leaders met in Bhutan on the sidelines of a regional conference, hoping to improve relations that have been strained since the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other senior army and civil officials watched yesterday's launches, which "successfully hit the target areas," the statement said.
Pakistan became a declared nuclear power in 1998 by conducting nuclear tests in response to those carried out by India. Islamabad test-fired its first missile that same year.
The Shaheen-1 missile has a range of about 650 kilometers, while the second Ghaznavi missile could hit targets at a distance of 290 kilometers, an army statement said. Both can carry conventional and nuclear warheads.
This latest missile test came more than a week after Indian and Pakistani leaders met in Bhutan on the sidelines of a regional conference, hoping to improve relations that have been strained since the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other senior army and civil officials watched yesterday's launches, which "successfully hit the target areas," the statement said.
Pakistan became a declared nuclear power in 1998 by conducting nuclear tests in response to those carried out by India. Islamabad test-fired its first missile that same year.
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