Pakistan Tests Nuclear-capable Missile

World | May 29, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-capable Missile Pakistan test fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into India. Photo by AFP

Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, military officials said, just a week after India's new government took office. The firing of the Hatf V surface-to-surface missile, witnessed by Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamil at an undisclosed location, was Pakistan's first such test since March. A military statement said the test was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to improve Pakistan's missile systems.

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