Pakistan Tests Nuclear Capable Shaheen- III Ballistic Missile

Pakistan has tested Shaheen-III, a nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a maximum range of 2,750 km.

The missile test was aimed at validating design and technical parameters of the weapon system, Pakistani Army said in a statement Friday.

"The successful flight test with its impact point in the Arabian Sea, validating all the desired parameters," the statement from the army's Inter-Services Public Relations said.