Pakistan test-fires Shaheen-III missile

Pakistan today conducted a successful test launch of Shaheen-III Surface-to-Surface ballistic missile, capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 2750 Kms.

The test launch was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system at maximum range. The successful launch with its impact point in the Arabian Sea was witnessed by senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, strategic forces, scientists and engineers of strategic organizations.

Director General, Strategic Plans Division, Lt. Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat, while congratulating the scientists and engineers on achieving yet another milestone of historic significance, termed it a major step towards strengthening Pakistan's deterrence capability.

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