Pakistan Test Fires Ballistic Missile Ghaznavi, Says Major General Asif Ghafoor
Pakistan on Wednesday night test-fired surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, Pakistan Armed Forces, Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a Tweet on Thursday.
Islamabad, August 29: Pakistan on Wednesday night test-fired surface to surface ballistic missile 'Ghaznavi', Pakistan Armed Forces, Major General Asif Ghafoor said in a Tweet on Thursday. "Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto 290 KMs. CJCSC & Services Chiefs congrat team. President & PM conveyed appreciation to team & congrats to the nation," tweeted Ghafoor. War Between India, Pakistan Likely in October, Says Pak Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
Pakistan on Wednesday issued a NOTAM (notice to airmen) and Naval warning over possibilities of missile test-firing from Sonmiani flight test range near Karachi. Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) also closed all the routes of Karachi airspace from August 28 to August 31.
Tweet by Pakistan Major General Asif Ghafoor:
Warmongering Pakistan has been unhappy since India abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that that there could be a war between Indian and Pakistan in October or November.
On Tuesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry said that the cabinet was considering a complete ban on the use of Pakistani airspace for Indian flights. "A complete ban on the use of Pakistan's land routes for Indian trade to Afghanistan was suggested in the Cabinet meeting," Chaudhry had tweeted.
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