Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), an official statement said.
“Pakistan today carried out a successful test fire of its long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf VI (Shaheen II) with outstanding results,” said the statement, issued by the military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
It said the missile test had been conducted to validate additional technical parameters beyond those verified in the last test-firing in March 2005.
The Hatf VI is a two-stage solid fuel missile which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads with high accuracy, the statement said. An advanced version has a potential range of 2,500 km (1,560 miles).
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz witnessed the test, which took place at an undisclosed location.