Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile Shaheen-1A

The Pakistan army successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-1A on Friday. The aim was to re-validate various parameters of the weapon system.

Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 900 kilometres, the Army said. The test of Shaheen-1A surface to surface ballistic missile, was aimed at re-validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system including advanced navigation system, the media wing of the Pakistani army - the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement. The Army’s media wing said that the missile has a range of 900 kilometers. Shaheen 1-A with its sophisticated and advanced guidance system is a highly accurate missile system.