Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a short-range nuclear-capable
ballistic missile, its second test within eight days, the military
said.
The surface-to-surface Abdali has a range of 200 kilometers (125
miles) and is one of the earliest missile systems developed by
Pakistan.
"The test was aimed at validation of the desired technical
parameters which has been successfully achieved," the military
said in a statement.
Pakistan tested the Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range
of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) on February 23, two days after
signing a historic deal with rival India to cut the risk of atomic
weapons accidents.
The neighbours have routinely conducted missile tests since carrying
out tit-for-tat nuclear detonations in May 1998.
