Daily Times

Pakistan on Thursday successfully conducted the training launch of short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ to enhance the operational efficiency of the Army Strategic Forces Command besides re-validating the desired technical parameters, according to a press statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

This training exercise involved launching of quad salvo for desired effects, the ISPR statement said. “Nasr is a high precision, shoot-and-scoot weapon system with the ability of in-flight maneuverability. This weapon system has augmented full spectrum deterrence posture remaining within the precincts of policy of credible minimum deterrence against prevailing and evolving threat spectrum, including enemy’s ballistic missile defence and other air defence systems, more effectively,” it added. The launch was witnessed by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, director general Strategic Plans Division, commander Army Strategic Forces Command, chairman NESCOM, senior officers from the Army Strategic Forces Command and scientists and engineers of strategic organizations.

The CJCSC appreciated the standard of training and operational preparedness of the Army Strategic Forces Command. He also congratulated the scientists and engineers on developing such a sophisticated weapon system to enhance Pakistan’s deterrence capability. He expressed his confidence in effective command, control and security of all strategic assets and measures being taken to augment these aspects, the ISPR statement said. The president and prime minister of Pakistan and all services chiefs have also congratulated on successful conduct of the training launch.

Published in Daily Times, January 25^th 2019.