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Pakistan military tests missile | Pakistan military tests missile |
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Pakistan says it has successfully tested a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. | Pakistan says it has successfully tested a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. |
A statement from Pakistan's armed forces said the test-firing proved the weapon had met its design parameters. | A statement from Pakistan's armed forces said the test-firing proved the weapon had met its design parameters. |
The Hatf-II Abdali surface-to-surface ballistic missile is said to have a range of 200km (125 miles). | |
Last week Pakistan test fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Hatf VI missile, which has a much longer potential range of 2,000 km. | Last week Pakistan test fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Hatf VI missile, which has a much longer potential range of 2,000 km. |
"The test was aimed at validation of the desired technical parameters which has been successfully achieved," the military said in a statement. | "The test was aimed at validation of the desired technical parameters which has been successfully achieved," the military said in a statement. |
The statement did not say where the test took place. | The statement did not say where the test took place. |
The short-range Hatf-II was last reported to have been tested in February 2006. | The short-range Hatf-II was last reported to have been tested in February 2006. |
Pakistan and its neighbour India - both nuclear powers - routinely carry out missile tests. | Pakistan and its neighbour India - both nuclear powers - routinely carry out missile tests. |
Pakistan's foreign minister recently met his Indian counterpart in Delhi and signed an agreement aimed at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war in the region. | Pakistan's foreign minister recently met his Indian counterpart in Delhi and signed an agreement aimed at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war in the region. |
Tension between Pakistan and India has decreased in recent months amid a series of bilateral overtures. | Tension between Pakistan and India has decreased in recent months amid a series of bilateral overtures. |
The two powers stepped back from the brink of war after India blamed Pakistan for involvement in an armed attack on the federal parliament in Delhi in 2001. | The two powers stepped back from the brink of war after India blamed Pakistan for involvement in an armed attack on the federal parliament in Delhi in 2001. |
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