'Pak. missile has a range of 2,500 km'

LONDON, APRIL 5. Pakistan has unveiled its Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM), Shaheen-II, with a range of 2,500 km capable of hitting most of India's cities.

According to the latest issue of Jane's Defence Weekly, the Pakistani Government claims the missile displayed at the recent annual Pakistan Day parade can carry a 1,000 kg payload.

``If true, the missile would have a greater range than either Pakistan's Ghauri I or Ghauri II, which are built by A.G. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) at Kahuta,'' the report said. Like Pakistan's other solid-fuelled missiles, Shaheen- II is built by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's (PAEC) National Development Complex (NDC) under the direction of Dr. Samar Mubarrak Mund.

- PTI

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