Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf III

Short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile can carry nuclear, conventional warheads to a range of 290km.

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan conducted a successful field test of the Hatf III (Ghaznavi) missile on Tuesday, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said. The launch was part of a field training excercise.

The short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile can carry nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 290 kilometres.

The launch was witnessed by the Chairperson Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Rashad Mahmood, Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command Lieutenant General Obaid Ullah Khan, Chairperson NESCOM Muhammad Irfan Burney and other senior military officials and scientists.

Addressing the troops after the launch, the JCSC chairperson commended the troops on achieving technical and operational excellence in operating the state of the art weapon system.

Mahmood also congratulated all the scientists and engineers for the successful launch.