Pakistan successfully test-fires short-range missile Hatf-IX

Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired a short-range surface-to-surface missile Hatf-IX (Nasr) with a range of 60 kilometres.

According to the Dawn, the test-fire was conducted with successive launches of 4x Missiles from a state of the art multi-tube launcher with salvo mode.

Built with an in-flight manoeuvre capability, Nasr is a quick response system.

The short-range missile contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against the prevailing threat spectrum.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain lauded the scientists and engineers for the successful test launch.

The flight test was witnessed by the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Director General Strategic Plans Division, Lieutenant General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command, Lieutenant General Obaid Ullah Khan and others, the report added.