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Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: Pakistan says it has successfully tested a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2...
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: Pakistan says it has successfully tested a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,200 kilometers (1,400 miles) that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads.


The military said Tuesday the Ababeel missile can evade enemy radar and deliver multiple precisely targeted warheads.


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Both Pakistan and its neighboring archrival India became nuclear powers in the late 1990s. Both have long-range missiles.


 

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