The army on Thursday successfully test-fired a short rangesurface-to-surface ballistic missile capable of hitting land and seatargets with “high precision” up to 450 kilometres away, a press release bythe Inter-Services Public Relations said.
The Babur cruise missile IA was launched from a “state of the art MultiTube Missile Launch Vehicle”, the media statement said further.
The test launch was attended by National Engineering and ScientificCommission (Nescom) Chairperson Dr Raza Samar, Commander of Army StrategicForces Command Lt Gen Muhammad Ali, senior officers of strategic plansdivision, army strategic forces command as well as scientists and engineersof strategic organisation.
Nescom chief Dr Samar lauded the “standard of training and operationalpreparedness” of the armed forces which “was reflected by the proficienthandling of the weapon system in the field”. He also hailed thecontributions of scientists and engineers towards the “enhancement ofPakistan’s strategic capability”.
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The armed forces also received congratulations and praise from PrimeMinister Imran Khan, President Arif Alvi, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committeechairperson and the services chiefs.
