Islamabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistan has successfully conducted a training launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday.
"Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi," Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a tweet.
He added that the missile was "capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto 290 km", The Express Tribune reported.
In May, the Pakistan Army conducted a successful training launch of the Shaheen-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile.
The Shaheen-II missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads upto a range of 1,500 km.
Prior to that in March, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) successfully test-fired an indigenously developed extended range "smart weapon" from the JF-17 multi-role fighter aircraft.
In January, Pakistan conducted a training launch of a new surface-to-surface ballistic missile named Nasr.
According to the ISPR, the missile would enhance the operational efficiency of army strategic forces command besides re-validating the desired technical parameters.
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