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Pak. test-fires another missile

ISLAMABAD MAY 26. A day after the successful testing of the Ghauri missile, Pakistan today test-fired a short range version of its surface-to-surface Hatf series of missiles.

India which had dismissed the test of the 1500-km range version of the missile yesterday saying ``We do not take it seriously'', today said ``we are not perturbed by the tests. It is part of the stocks, clandestinely procured by Pakistan and aimed at addressing the domestic audience.'' The Hatf-3 (Ghaznavi), which is capable of carrying warheads accurately up to a range of 290 km, was test-fired for the first time today.

The U.S. President, George Bush, said: ``We have already expressed reservations over the tests''. He advised India not to view them as a provocation. He asked both the countries to show restraint. ``The flight data collected indicated that all design parameters have been successfully validated,'' the Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement.. — UNI

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