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As the tensions between India and Pakistan continue to escalate, Islamabad on Monday conducted a test launch of another missile. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations announced that the authorities test-fired the Fatah Series surface-to-surface missile, which has a range of hitting targets up to 120 km.
The authorities noted that the test launch was conducted as part of the ongoing “ INDUS Exercise ,” Dawn reported. What makes the test launch concerning is the fact that it came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the devastating Pahalgam attack that led to the death of 26 tourists.
“The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile’s advanced navigation system and enhanced accuracy,” ISPR said in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, the launch was administered by senior officers of the Pakistani army, scientists and engineers from Pakistan’s strategic organisations.
“Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and the Chief of Army Staff extended their congratulations to the participating troops, scientists, and engineers,” the Pakistani military’s media wing said in a statement. “They expressed complete confidence in the operational preparedness and technical proficiency of the Pakistan Army to thwart any aggression against the territorial integrity of Pakistan,” ISPR added.
Second missile test launch in three days
It is pertinent to note that this is the second missile Pakistan has test-fired in the span of three days. On Saturday, the ISPR claimed that the country had conducted a successful training launch of the Abdali Weapon System, a ballistic missile which has a range of 450 km.
Amid the tensions between India and Pakistan, the country has been taking several provocative measures to threaten India. In 11 days, the Pakistani army has conducted numerous ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC).
Impact Shorts
More ShortsThe country has expressed its anger after India decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty , part of the security measures New Delhi introduced following the Pahalgam attack. When it comes to the Fatah series, in May last year, the Pakistani army conducted the test-launch of the Fatah-II guided rocket system, which had a range of 400 kilometres, Dawn reported.
A day before the Fatah series test launch, the ISPR Director General, Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry and Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar held meetings with the different members of the political parties in Pakistan. The officials briefed political parties on national security during a session conducted on camera. “If aggression is imposed on Pakistan, then the forces are ready to give a befitting reply to the enemy,” PTV News quoted the DG ISPR as saying.