Pakistan Test Fires Short-range Ballistic Missile

Pakistan said it had successfully test fired a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying atomic warheads.

The Hatf II (Abdali) has a range of 180 kilometres (113 miles) and carries nuclear as well as conventional warheads with "high accuracy", the military said in a statement."It provides an operational level capability to Pakistan's strategic forces, additional to the strategic and tactical level capability which Pakistan already possesses," the statement said.South Asian rivals India and Pakistan -- which have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947 -- have routinely carried out missile tests since both demonstrated nuclear weapons capability in 1998.Pakistan's arsenal includes short-, medium- and long-range missiles named after Muslim conquerors.The neighbours were on the brink of nuclear conflict in 2002 over the disputed territory of Kashmir, but a slow-moving peace dialogue resumed last March after a three-year suspension following the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.India and the United States blamed the attacks on Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and Islamabad later admitted that the assault was at least partly planned in Pakistan.

Good stuff, but what we really need is long range missiles, only when we have the ability to reach anywhere in the world, will we have security from threats who have the ability to harm us from across the world.

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What's the point???? cannot protect your own citizens and waste the money on these dummy firing.

Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947. As the Creator willed it, the date corresponded with the empowering night of Ramadan 27 of the year 1366 after the Prophet’s Hijra. Its great destiny was thus set from the start

If we take our inspiration and guidance from the Holy Qur’an, the final victory, I once again say, will be ours… Do not be overwhelmed by the enormity of the task… You only have to develop the spirit of the Mujahids. You are a nation whose history is replete with people of wonderful character and heroism. Live up to your traditions and add to another chapter of glory. All I require of you now is that everyone… must vow to himself and be prepared to sacrifice his all… in building up Pakistan as a bulwark of Islam and as one of the greatest nations whose ideal is peace within and peace without… Islam enjoins on every Mussulman to give protection to his neighbors and to minorities regardless of caste and creed. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

One thing is to fire missiles, another thing is to use missiles to bring down drones attacking and killing the Pakistani civilians

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Abdali is a ballistic surface to surface missile and not a ground to air missile. Plus, this one was test fired to certify the other 49 missiles produced within the latest batch. Part of quality control.

Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947. As the Creator willed it, the date corresponded with the empowering night of Ramadan 27 of the year 1366 after the Prophet’s Hijra. Its great destiny was thus set from the start

If we take our inspiration and guidance from the Holy Qur’an, the final victory, I once again say, will be ours… Do not be overwhelmed by the enormity of the task… You only have to develop the spirit of the Mujahids. You are a nation whose history is replete with people of wonderful character and heroism. Live up to your traditions and add to another chapter of glory. All I require of you now is that everyone… must vow to himself and be prepared to sacrifice his all… in building up Pakistan as a bulwark of Islam and as one of the greatest nations whose ideal is peace within and peace without… Islam enjoins on every Mussulman to give protection to his neighbors and to minorities regardless of caste and creed. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Good stuff, but what we really need is long range missiles, only when we have the ability to reach anywhere in the world, will we have security from threats who have the ability to harm us from across the world.

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So true. When the enemy knows you can hit back, the enemy usually doesn't take the risk in the first place. Security really does provide lasting prosperity.

The most people dieing from drone attacks aren't militants they are civilian. how can u say for sure that no civilian dies, news media? all are propaganda what ever they say we bealive with close eyes bleaving them. If army cant take action against drone attacks than kindly they can shove that missile up there .......................

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