Source: Hindu
Nirupama Subramanian
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Friday conducted a training launch of a medium-range ballistic missile called Shaheen-1, also known as Hatf 4.
The missile, which has a range of 700 km, can carry nuclear warheads. The military said in a statement that Shaheen is an operationalised weapon system that is routinely fired during training exercises by the troops of the Army Strategic Force Command.
Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was present at the launch, said Pakistan did not have any aggressive designs against anyone Amid international concerns about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal in the prevailing political uncertainty, Gen. Kayani said such concerns were “unrealistic” and based on a “lack of understanding” about Pakistan’s command and control mechanisms.
The Pakistani armed forces were a highly professional, motivated and well-trained force and were capable of safeguarding and securing nuclear assets against all threats, he said.
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Tags: ballistic missile, Hatf 4, nuclear warheads, Shaheen-1
4 responses so far ↓
1 masood // Jan 28, 2008 at 5:35 pm
hi to all of u, pls be sure that paksitan nuclear assetts r not danger for any one in the world . every one msut know taht every one in the world reserve trhe right of self defence . pakistan is embounded by enemies so it was a must for it to keep it up with nuclear assetts. so no one need to worrry abt it adn its miss usages
2 Web Designer Group // Feb 6, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Hey every one: We all Pakistani assure u that our Necular Technology in not danger for any int the rest of the World. Americans and Euorpean Media is propagating against Pak Necular Assests. It is very very very bad bcoz Pak N-Technology is for Pak defense. We congrulate Pak N-Scientist on the successful test fo Shaheen Missele and hope that they will do better in future. May ALLAH bless Pakistan.
3 Ibrahim Munir // Feb 13, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Exactly the recent claims of usa , india and the west are just a bunch of crap we own our missles and inshallah we are gonna protect them and if someone has any doubts about it then he better shut up
4 noraiz // May 13, 2008 at 11:17 pm
now all the pakistanis shows the strenght of it to other losers countreus
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