RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Friday conducted a successful test-fire of a surface-to-surface missile Hatf II (Abdali), four days after the launch of another short-range missile, ISPR said in a statement.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the missile test proved successful as it hit the target with great precision.
Hatf II (Abdali) with a range of 180 km, carries nuclear as well as conventional warheads with high accuracy. The weapon system with its varied manoeuvrability options provides an operational level capability to Pakistan’s Strategic Forces.
The test was witnessed by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General (Retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai and Commander Army Strategic forces Command, Lieutenant General Tariq Nadeem Gilani.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf have congratulated the scientists and engineers and the whole nation on successful test of the missile.
On Monday, Pakistan has launched surface-to-surface missile Hatf IX (NASR).
