Pakistan had
test-fired the Shaheen-I and Shaheen-II missiles last year. Pakistan President
Mamnoon Husain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated the military
scientists and engineers on the successful missile test. Pakistan today
successfully test-fired the medium-range Shaheen-III
surface-to-surface
ballistic missile which can carry nuclear warheads up to 2,750 kms bringing
many Indian cities within its range. It added that the missile is capable of
delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range of 2,750 kms
Shaheen-I is also capable of carrying nuclear
as well as conventional warheads and has a range of 900 kms while the
Shaheen-II missile can also carry nuclear and conventional warheads up to a
range of 1,500 kms. The impact point of the missile test was in the Arabian
Sea, validating all desired parameters, the statement said.
The test was witnessed by senior officers from Strategic Plans Division,
Strategic Forces, Scientists and Engineers of Strategic Organisations.Director
General Strategic Plans Division, Lieutenant General Mazhar Jamil, said the
country had achieved a "significant milestone" in complementing the
deterrence capability.