Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf IV ballistic missile

Successful Test launch of Shaheen 1A

Shaheen 1A is an upgraded version of the Shaheen 1 which is estimated to have a payload capacity of 1,000 kilograms and a range of 750 kilometres. — File Photo

Pakistan on Wednesday successfully test-fired the Hatf IV (Shaheen 1A) missile which is a nuclear-capable intermediate-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, DawnNews reported.
According to a statement issued by the ISPR, the ‘Shaheen 1A’ missile is an upgraded version of the ‘Shaheen 1’ with a longer range.
Shaheen 1 is estimated to have a payload capacity of 1,000 kilograms and a range of 750 kilometres. The exact range of the new Shaheen 1A has not been announced.
The test missile’s impact point was in the Indian Ocean.
The ISPR statement further added that SPD Director General Khalid Ahmed Kidwai was also present at the test site.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani congratulated the scientists working on the program over the success of the missile test.
The launch comes days after India announced that it had successfully test-launched a new nuclear-capable, long-range missile. The Agni-V has a range of 5,000 kilometres.