Pakistan Test-Fires 450 km Range Abdali Ballistic Missile Amid Rising Tensions with India

On Saturday, Pakistan announced the successful training launch of the Abdali Weapon System, a surface-to-surface missile having a range of 450 km, against the backdrop of increasing tensions with India after Pahalgam terror attack.

The Pakistan Army, in a statement, said the launch would validate operational readiness and key technical parameters, including the missile’s advanced navigation system and enhanced manoeuvrability features". This missile test was under the banner of "Exercise INDUS," but no further details about the exercise were divulged.

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"The launch was aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile’s advanced navigation system and enhanced manoeuvrability features," Pak army said in a statement.

The training launch was witnessed by the Commander of the Army Strategic Forces Command, senior officials from the Strategic Plans Division and Army Strategic Forces Command, along with scientists and engineers from Pakistan’s strategic institutions.

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President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and the chiefs of the armed services congratulated the personnel, scientists, and engineers involved in the test.

They expressed full confidence in the operational capabilities and technical competence of Pakistan’s Strategic Forces to maintain credible minimum deterrence and protect national security against any threat.

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