Pakistan conducts successful training launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi: ISPR

Pakistan conducts successful training launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi: ISPR

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of the 290-kilometre range Ghaznavi ballistic missile, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.

The latest missile test by the Pakistan Army comes days after India test-launched the submarine-launched K-4 ballistic missile.

The missile is capable of delivering a conventional or nuclear warheads and the training launch was part of a field training exercise of the Strategic Forces Command aimed at “rehearsing operational readiness procedures during day and night”.

The senior military official also expressed full confidence in the robust Strategic Command and Control System and the capability of Strategic Forces.

The training launch was witnessed by senior military and civil officials.