May 26, 2002	Sunday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 13,1423

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DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 25: Pakistan successfuly conducted a medium-range ballistic missile test on Saturday near the Dallana tribal area in Suleman Range at 9:00am, an official monitoring the system told Dawn.

The monitoring station was set up at Basti Jarh, some six kilometres from here on Dera-Quetta road where the residents were not allowed to visit.

Hataf-V, loaded with a mock atomic warhead, hit its target in Balochistan. The technical teams from the Kahuta Research Laboratory and the National Defense Complex arrived here a couple of days ago. After the successful test, the team members distributed sweets among the villagers.

Residents of Basti Jarh, where the monitoring station was set up, told Dawn that the team, comprising more than 50 officials, set up the camp some five days ago and it was declared a prohibited zone even for the people of the area.

The Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission had visited the site some four days ago.