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Pakistan Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

Islamabad, Mar 11 :  Pakistan today test-fired the short-range surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Hatf-II or Abdali ballistic missile that has a range of 180 km.An official statement said the test was conducted conducted successfully.The missile can carry

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Islamabad, Mar 11 :  Pakistan today test-fired the short-range surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Hatf-II or Abdali ballistic missile that has a range of 180 km.

An official statement said the test was conducted conducted successfully.The missile can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads, it said.

The test, conducted at an undisclosed location, was witnessed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Shamim Hyder Wyyne.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani felicitated defence scientists and engineers on the success of the test. PTI

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