Pak test-fires short-range missile

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. A military statement says the Hatf III Ghaznavi with a range of 290 kilometers (180 miles) was launched Thursday at the conclusion of the annual field training exercise of Army Strategic Force Command. It is the second such test by Pakistan in the past two weeks. On 25 April, Pakistan launched what it said was an intermediate-ranged missile after its India conducted its own missile test. [caption id=“attachment_304976” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Hatf IV (Shaheen 1) medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile. Image for representational purpose. AFP”]  [/caption] The country routinely test-fires what it claims are indigenously developed missiles. The world community closely watches Pakistan’s weapons program as it has fought three wars with its nuclear-armed neighbour, India, since 1947. AP