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Pakistan tests Shaheen-1 missile

The missile is capable of delivering all types of warheads upto range of 650 KMs.

By Web Desk
November 18, 2019

Pakistan successfully completes"training launch" of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-1

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has successfully conducted training launch of  Shaheen-1  missile, military spokesman Major Geneal Asif Ghafoor said on Monday.

Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a tweet that the SSBM (Surface-to- Surface ballistic Missile ) is   capable of delivering all types of warheads upto range of 650 KMs. 

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"Launch was aimed at testing operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) ensuring Pakistan’s credible minimum deterrence," the ISPR DG wrote.