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Pakistan Army successfully test-fires Babur cruise missile

The Pakistan Army conducted a successful test-firing of a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Babar’ on February 11, 2021. This test was the third missile test carried out over the past three weeks.

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About the missile:

  • The Babur cruise missile IA was launched from Multi Tube Missile Launch Vehicle.
  • This missile is capable of hitting land and sea targets with “high precision” up to 450 kilometres away.

Earlier, Pakistan army conducted a successful test of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-III in January 2021, followed by the ‘training launch’ of nuclear-capable ballistic mis­sile Ghaznavi in February 2021.

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  • President of Pakistan: Arif Alvi.
  • Prime Minister of Pakistan: Imran Khan.

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