RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, April 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan on Wednesday successfully conducted training launch of a missile system that can carry nuclear warheads up to 1,300 km, the military said.
The launch of Ghauri Missile System was conducted by a Strategic Missile Group of the Army Strategic Forces Command that was aimed at testing the operational and technical readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command, a military statement said. “Ghauri Ballistic Missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 km,” it said.
The launch was witnessed by senior officers from Strategic Plans Division, strategic forces which deal with the missile system, scientists and engineers of strategic organizations.