Pakistan tests longest-range nuclear-ready missile

PAKISTAN yesterday tested its longest-range missile yet, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and hitting targets deep inside neighbouring India, the military said.

"Pakistan today successfully carried out the maiden test fire of the Shaheen 2 surface-to-surface ballistic missile," a military statement said. No details were given on where the test was conducted.

Tests in the past have been conducted in remote Baluchistan or into the Arabian Sea, or from a missile facility at Jhelum, 60 miles south-east of the capital, Islamabad.