Pakistan test fires short range missile Nasr

Islamabad: Pakistan today successfully test fired Hatf IX (Nasr) missile, a short range surface to surface missile that has a range of 60-kilometres. The test fire was conducted with successive launches of 4 x missiles (Salvo) from a state of the art multi tube launcher, the military said. [caption id=“attachment_1211453” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Nasr, with in-flight manoeuvre capability, is a quick response system equipped with shoot and scoot attributes, it said in a statement. Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and other top army commanders witnessed the launch. Gen Kayani said the test consolidates Pakistan’s deterrence capability. PTI