Islamabad, April 29: The Pakistani military says it has successfully test-fired a short-range cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear and congenital warheads.
The army said in a statement that the air-launched missile — called Hatf VIII or Ra’ad– can also deliver the warheads with great pinpoint accuracy.
It added that the indigenously-developed missile has a range of 350 kilometers.
The army says Hatf cruise missile has been developed exclusively for launch from aerial platforms.
Over a week ago, the military launched short-range surface-to-surface Hatf IX or Nasr missile.
The military said the missile is also capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.
Nuclear-capable India and Pakistan, which have fought three wars — two over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir — routinely carry out missile tests but normally notify each other in advance under an agreement.
Both neighbors have refused to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and other treaties that restrict developing or testing nuclear weapons.
Relations between the two countries have been rocky over the past decades.
—–Agencies