RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test fire of short range surface-to-surface Hatf-III Ghaznavi ballistic missile, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The ISPR said that the missile can carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 kilometers.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif witnessed the launch.
On this occasion, the COAS addressed the troops and showed his confidence over the professional attributes of troops and emphasized to maintain the high standards achieved.
The COAS reiterated that Pakistan has configured one of the best command and control systems and armed forces of Pakistan are fully capable of safeguarding the country’s security against any aggression.
