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- The surface-to-surface missile has a range of up to 2,750 kilometers, army’s media wing says
- President, prime minister, military leaders congratulate scientists and engineers responsible for the launch
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army said on Wednesday it had test-fired a long-range, Shaheen-III ballistic missile.
Last year, Pakistan announced that it had conducted a training launch of a Shaheen II, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which it said was capable of delivering conventional and nuclear weapons at a range of up to 1,500 miles.
“Pakistan conducted successful flight test of #Shaheen-3 surface 2 surface ballistic missile, having range of 2,750 Kms [kilometers],” the Pakistan army’s media wing said in a Twitter post, adding that the test was aimed at “revalidating various design & tech parameters of weapon system.”
The president, the prime minister, the army, navy and air chiefs and chairman joint chief of staff committee all congratulated the scientists and engineers responsible for the test, the military said.