Pakistan test-fire missile

PAKISTAN test-fired a short-range, nuclear-capable missile yesterday, the second in just over a week despite a thaw in relations with neighbouring India, military officials said.

The launch of the Shaheen missile, with a range of 435 miles, came nine days after Pakistan test-fired a Ghaznavi missile, another short-range, nuclear-capable missile.

India tested a missile the following day, in the latest round of tit-for-tat launches by the rival neighbours.