Thu 29 August 2019:
Ghaznavi missile can deliver multiple types of wareheads up to 290 km, says official
Amidst growing tension with neighbouring India, Pakistan has successfully carried out the night training launch of Ghaznavi, a surface to surface ballistic missile, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday.
Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto 290 KMs. CJCSC & Services Chiefs congrat team. President & PM conveyed appreciation to team & congrats to the nation. pic.twitter.com/hmoUKRPWev
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 29, 2019
According to DG ISPR, the presidentand prime minister “conveyed appreciation to the team and congratulations to the nation” for the successful testing of the missile.
The missile launch exercise came as hostility between Pakistan and India has increased following India’s revocation of the autonomy of the disputed region of Kashmir.
In January, Pakistan witnesses another successful launch of the tactical ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ as part of the Army Strategic Forces Command training exercise, according to Dawn news.
The missile is capable of defeating — by assured penetration — “any currently available BMD [Ballistic Missile Defence] system in our neighbourhood or any other system under procurement [or] development”, the military’s media wing had said in an earlier statement.
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