Pakistan on Monday test-fired a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
The launch was conducted by army strategic force command at field training exercise, said the report.
This is the first training launch of the Hatf-VI, also called Shaheen-II, long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, according to DAWN NEWS.
The missile has a range of over 2,000 kilometers.
The Shaheen-II variant is a ballistic missile which is the longer range variant of Shaheen-I missile. It uses a two-stage solid propellant motor and is Pakistan's largest and most capable ballistic missile. Shaheen-II was successfully test-fired for the first time on March 9, 2004.
Pakistan successfully test-fired the Shaheen-II missile on Saturday.
Source:Xinhua
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