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As Modi set to return, Pakistan conducts missile test, says ‘wants peace with India’

As Narendra Modi lead BJP is all set to come back to power, Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of Shaheen-II, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, reported the Dawn. 

However, Pakistan has signalled a willingness to open peace talks with India as Modi appears set to return to power in New Delhi, reported the Reuters.

“The training launch was aimed at ensuring [the] operational readiness of [the] Army Strategic Forces Command. [The] Shaheen-II missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a range of 1,500 kilometres,” the ISPR handout said. The launch had its impact point in the Arabian Sea.

The army’s media wing described Shaheen-II as a “highly capable missile which fully meets Pakistan’s strategic needs towards maintenance of desired deterrence stability in the region”.


 

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