Pakistan Tests Ballistic Missile
Pakistan Tests Ballistic Missile
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's military says it's test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile — one that can carry a nuclear warhead and reach all corners of India, as well as the Middle East and other places.
Friday's testing comes just two days after Islamabad hosted a regional peace conference that called for the resumption of negotiations between the Kabul government and the Taliban.
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The military says the test meant to "validate various design and technical parameters" of the Shaheen-III, which was first test-fired in March.
The statement also says the missile's impact was in the Arabian Sea. Shaheen-III has a maximum range of 2,750 kilometers (1, 700 miles).
Lt. Gen Mazhar Jamil, who attended the launch, said Pakistan desires peaceful co-existence of nations in the region.
Pakistan became a declared nuclear power in 1998.
(KA)