Another war cry? Amid tensions with India, Pakistan tests FATAH surface-to-surface missile

A few days after conducting a test firing of the surface-to-surface missile—Abdali Weapon System—Pakistan, on Monday, claimed that it carried out a successful training launch of a FATAH Series surface-to-surface missile. The missile system has a range of 120 kilometers.

Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the launch was aimed at "ensuring the operational readiness of troops and validating key technical parameters, including the missile’s advanced navigation system and enhanced accuracy."

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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and the Chief of Army Staff, who congratulated the troops, scientists, and engineers who participated in the test-launch of the missile, expressed complete confidence in the operational preparedness and technical proficiency of the Pakistan Army "to thwart any aggression against the territorial integrity of Pakistan."

The missile tests come in the wake of the ongoing tensions with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror strike which left 26 tourists dead. 

A few days ago, during a high-level meeting with the top defence leadership, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Modi had given the armed forces "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of the response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

On Monday, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh PM Modi against the backdrop of increasing tensions between the two countries.

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