Syed Rumman Athar Bukhari
25-04-2012
ISPR Statement
No PR98/2012-ISPR
Rawalpindi - April 25, 2012:
Pakistan today successfully conducted the launch of the intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1A Weapon System. The missile is an improved version of Shaheen-1 with improvements in range and technical parameters. It is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads.
Today’s launch, whose impact point was at sea, was witnessed by Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai (R), Chairman NESCOM Mr Muhammad Irfan Burney, Commander Army Strategic Force Command Lieutenant General Tariq Nadeem Gilani and other senior military officers, scientists and engineers.
DG SPD Lieutenant General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai (R) congratulated all scientists and engineers on the successful launch, and the accuracy of the missile in reaching the target. He said that the improved version of Shaheen 1A will further consolidate and strengthen Pakistan’s deterrence abilities. He appreciated the efforts of all personnel for their dedication and professionalism.
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Apr 25, 2012 2:50am
ISLAMABAD, Apr(Reuters) - Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday, the military said, less than a week after rival India tested a missile capable of delivering nuclear warheads as far as Beijing and Eastern Europe.
Pakistan's Shaheen-1A is an intermediate range ballistic missile, capable of reaching targets in India. Military officials declined to specify the range of the missile. The missile's impact point was in the Indian Ocean.
India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they were carved out of British India in 1947. They conduct missile tests regularly and inform each other in advance. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, shortly after India conducted similar tests. U.S. intelligence estimates last year put the number of nuclear weapons deployed by Pakistan at 90 to 110. Analysts say the strategic U.S. ally's nuclear arsenal is the fastest growing in the world. Pakistan, like neighbouring India, is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
(Reporting by Sheree Sardar and Qasim Nauman; Editing by Rebecca Conway and Robert Birsel)
Source: Reuters. Availabale at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/pakistan-missile-test-idUSL3E8FP3WW20120425
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:18am (Updated)
Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday, the military said, less than a week after rival India tested a missile capable of delivering nuclear warheads as far as Beijing and Eastern Europe.
Pakistan's Shaheen-1A is an intermediate range ballistic missile, capable of reaching targets in India. Military officials declined to specify the range of the missile. The missile's impact point was in the Indian Ocean.
India and Pakistan have fought three full-scale wars since they were carved out of British India in 1947. They conduct missile tests regularly and inform each other in advance. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, shortly after India conducted similar tests. U.S. intelligence estimates last year put the number of nuclear weapons deployed by Pakistan at 90 to 110. Analysts say the strategic U.S. ally's nuclear arsenal is the fastest growing in the world. Pakistan, like neighboring India, is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
(Reporting by Sheree Sardar and Qasim Nauman; Editing by Rebecca Conway and Robert Birsel)
Source: Reuters. Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/25/us-pakistan-missile-test-idUSBRE83O05X20120425
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Pakistan has test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, military officials say, less than a week after India also test-launched a long-range missile. The military said the test of the Shaheen 1-A, an intermediate-range missile capable of reaching targets in India, was successful. India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947.
They conduct regular missile tests and inform each other in advance. Both countries carried out nuclear weapons tests in 1998. Defence experts say that while the exact range of the Pakistani missile has not been revealed. It is capable of hitting targets up to 2,500 to 3,000km (1,550 to 1,850 miles) away - putting arch-rival India well within reach.
The Agni-V long-range intercontinental ballistic missile launched by India last week has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), potentially bringing targets in China within range. Pakistan's last test was last month, when it launched the short-range nuclear-capable Abdali missile.
The missile tested on Wednesday landed in the sea, the military said. It is a version of the Shaheen-1 - with improvements in range and technical capabilities - and is able to carry nuclear and conventional warheads.
The military say that the missile - which successfully hit its target in the Indian Ocean - further consolidates and strengthens Pakistan's deterrence abilities. Pakistan's missile arsenal includes short, medium and long range missiles, all named after Muslim conquerors.
Source: BBC, News Asia. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17836625
Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile
Pakistan says it conducted a successful test-launch of a ballistic missile. The test comes days after its nuclear-capable rival, India, tested a long-range missile. Pakistan on Wednesday said it successfully launched an intermediate-range, nuclear-capable missile.
The country's military said in a statement that the ballistic missile was an upgraded version of the Shaheen 1, which is thought to have a maximum range of 750 kilometers (465 miles). Military officials declined to comment on the specific range of the improved version, the Shaheen 1A, which plunged into the Indian Ocean following the launch.
The missile test comes just days after Pakistan's bitter rival, India, announced it had successfully launched a new long-range missile, the Agni-V, which has a range of 5,000 kilometers.
Pakistan and India, which both have nuclear weapons, have fought three wars since they gained their independence from Britain in 1947. It is standard procedure for them to inform each other in advance of such tests.
Source: (Reuters, AP). Available at: http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15908246,00.html
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