Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said it successfully test fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
An army statement said the air-launched missile was fired on Friday.
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
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It said the missile, named Hatf-VIII, was developed in Pakistan and has a range of 220 miles (350 kilometres).
Pakistan routinely tests nuclear-capable missiles that are designed to match those of nuclear-armed India.
The two nations have fought three wars since gaining independence from Britain in 1947.
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
Pakistan (
i /ˈpækɪstæn/ or i /pɑːkiˈstɑːn/; Urdu:پاکِستان) (Urdu pronunciation: [paːkɪˈst̪aːn] (
listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu:اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکِستان) is a parliamentary republic andsovereign state in South Asia. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan andIran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast.Tajikistan also lies very close to Pakistan but is separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Strategically it is located in a position between the important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and theMiddle East.Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
The region forming modern Pakistan was the site of several ancient cultures including the neolithic Mehrgarhand the bronze era Indus Valley Civilisation. Subsequently it was the recipient of Vedic, Persian,Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, and Sikh cultures through several invasions and/or settlements. As a result the area has remained a part of numerous empires and dynasties including the Persian empires,Islamic caliphates and the Mauryan, Mongol, Mughal,Sikh and British Empires. Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire in 1947 after astruggle for independence, led by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, that sought independent states for the Muslim majority populations of the eastern and western regions of British India. With the adoption of its constitution in 1956, Pakistan became an Islamic republic. In 1971, an armed conflict in East Pakistan resulted in the creation of Bangladesh.
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic consisting offour provinces and four federal territories. With over 170 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world and has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. It is an ethnically andlinguistically diverse country with a similar variation in itsgeography and wildlife. With a semi-industrializedeconomy, it is the 27th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power. Since gaining independence, Pakistan's history has been characterised by periods ofmilitary rule, political instability and conflicts with neighbouring India. The country faces challenging problems including terrorism, poverty, illiteracy andcorruption.
Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile latest
Pakistan has the seventh largest standing armed forceand is the only Muslim-majority nation to possess nuclear weapons. It is designated as a major non-NATO ally of the United States. It is a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conferenceand a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Next Eleven economies and the G20 developing nations.
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