Islamabad: Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday, the military said, less than a week after India tested a missile capable of delivering nuclear warheads as far as Beijing and Eastern Europe.
The missile’s impact point was in the Indian Ocean.
India and Pakistan conduct missile tests regularly and inform each other in advance.
Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, shortly after India conducted similar tests.
US intelligence estimates last year put the number of nuclear weapons deployed by Pakistan at 90 to 110. Analysts say the strategic US ally’s nuclear arsenal is the fastest growing in the world.
Pakistan, like India, is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
