Pakistan successfully conducts surface-to-surface training launch of missile Ghaznavi
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Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile (SSBM) Ghaznavi, a press release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the press release, this launch was carried out as part of a training exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command “aimed at rehearsing operational readiness procedures during day and night.”
Director General Strategic Plans Division Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj appreciated the operational preparedness of the Army Strategic Forces Command. He commended them for displaying a very high standard of proficiency in handling and operating the weapon system.
“Troops displayed full confidence in the robust strategic command and control system,” said Director General Strategic Plans Division, was quoted as saying by ISPR.
The president, prime minister, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee and services chiefs have congratulated the nation on this landmark achievement.
As per the military’s media wing, missile Ghaznavi is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to a range of 290 kilometres.
In November 2019, Pakistan carried out a successful training launch of ballistic missile Shaheen-I which was also an SSBM.
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Jan 23, 2020 03:14pm
And what is the range? 100 meter?
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Jan 23, 2020 03:26pm
I respect my army; but instead of experimenting on new missiles every quarter, channel these funds to uplift social infrastructure in the country.
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Jan 23, 2020 03:39pm
i don't know what to say
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Jan 23, 2020 03:43pm
Well done! Now we know where all the money that was meant to buy wheat for public has gone.
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Jan 23, 2020 03:50pm
I see every Indian missile test followed by Pakistan, day before yesterday India tested submarine k4 missile of 3500 Km range..
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Jan 23, 2020 03:52pm
Time to start missile for food program. This is the only export that's can be done. Iran defintely will buy some
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Jan 23, 2020 03:55pm
Pakistan Zindabad!
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Jan 23, 2020 03:57pm
Who was Mr. Ghaznavi ?
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Jan 23, 2020 04:18pm
Waste of money
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Jan 23, 2020 04:32pm
Please spend our vital resource on betterment of our people than on weapons of war.
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Jan 23, 2020 04:35pm
even martians has no technology of MIRVs on 290km range
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Jan 23, 2020 04:45pm
We need to balance our investment in military expenditure proportionately with economic development activities .
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Jan 23, 2020 04:56pm
Can you go a little beyond testing of these useless missiles.. (like launching sattelites for research purposes or landing on the furthest part of the moon) ???
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Jan 23, 2020 04:59pm
Don't waste your existing missiles.
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Jan 23, 2020 05:04pm
@Bitter truth , Freedom has no price
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Jan 23, 2020 05:14pm
@Bitter truth , You dont know even a single truth ....
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Jan 23, 2020 05:23pm
Don't know why Pakistan needs.
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Jan 23, 2020 05:27pm
Missile names should be named after local heros.
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Jan 23, 2020 05:29pm
@Ghazanvi, freedom from who... Last I checked pakistan was created a free country in 1947
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Jan 23, 2020 05:32pm
Should have painted missile in green color. Red is usually China.
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Jan 23, 2020 05:46pm
A country struggling to provide basic necessities (wheat, sugar, veggies) to its citizens, is showing borrowed hardware to give them hope.
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Jan 23, 2020 05:49pm
Do get your Priorities Right friends...
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Jan 23, 2020 05:49pm
@M. Emad, Mehmood Ghaznavi a Persian Speaking warrior was a ruler of Ghaznavid Dynasty from 999 - 1030. He ruled North West Iran
Afghanistan ,whole of Punjab, deep into Indian regions right upto Gwalior and beyond. At that times the Indians were extremely afraid of him.
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Jan 23, 2020 06:18pm
@India First, Sorry, directly imported and fired. Next time we will order in green color. :)
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Jan 23, 2020 06:23pm
China made missiles.
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Jan 23, 2020 06:29pm
Well done, keep it up and hang on tough.
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Jan 23, 2020 06:51pm
290 kms range missile will land in pakistan only ..
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Jan 23, 2020 07:30pm
A good performance.
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Jan 23, 2020 07:37pm
@narendranath paul, 290km, not really all that far.
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Jan 23, 2020 07:44pm
@Work-for-Nation, Pak Army Know better then US
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Jan 23, 2020 08:18pm
Why test the same missile again and again?
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Jan 23, 2020 08:25pm
Bravo! Great effort.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:27pm
@narendranath paul, 1,800 miles range. No place to hide.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:29pm
@Haseeb, Not if installed at its borders.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:31pm
And people of Pakistan are dying because of poverty.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:32pm
What is poverty rate of Pakistan?
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Jan 23, 2020 08:34pm
@Work-for-Nation, thanks for the one sane observation here.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:38pm
This missile is more advanced that US and Russians. It can rotate around the earth 4 times and yet have fuel.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:41pm
@Sairbeen plus., are we still following him.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:45pm
Excellent.
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Jan 23, 2020 08:57pm
@ashok, for distractions From main issues and making themselves relevant .
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Jan 23, 2020 09:01pm
@Zak, Does BD has any missiles to protect its citizens.
Question is protection from who and what ?
The best thing happened to humanity In 21th century was Google. No more lies no more hiding .
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Jan 23, 2020 09:08pm
India doesn't even look what Pakistan does.
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Jan 23, 2020 09:23pm
@Zak, before hiding, will you be there?
It is madness @cost of Pakistani brothers kitchen cost
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Jan 23, 2020 11:00pm
@narendranath paul, Enough to make decision and fate clear
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Jan 23, 2020 11:02pm
@The Truth Spy, just praise and good wishes
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Jan 23, 2020 11:42pm
@narendranath paul,
"And what is the range? 100 meter?"
Maybe Abhinandan was thinking the same thing, just before he was fished out of a ditch after getting shot down in our airspace. Why don't you go and have a cup of tea with him and find out for yourself?
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Jan 23, 2020 11:42pm
While such tests are necessary for testing purposes we need to increase the range of said missiles. Can we invest in 1 or 2 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICMB). These are essential for strategic defense and need to be invested in immediately as part of our national defense policy.
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Jan 23, 2020 11:46pm
@narendranath paul, Don't you know "Ghaznavi" range?
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Jan 24, 2020 12:13am
@Gen Pasha (ret). ,
"We need to balance our investment in military expenditure proportionately with economic development activities ."
That is not going to happen Sir as far as the Generals are running the show behind the Scenes, backstage....
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Jan 24, 2020 12:19am
@Khan, really? First time I heard about this kind of toy.
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Jan 24, 2020 01:14am
@Khan, the extent of your knowledge is truly humbling!
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Jan 24, 2020 01:51am
@Zak, how 290km becomes 1800 miles? That is why you shouldn’t use substances. They are bad for your health.
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Jan 24, 2020 02:34am
@narendranath paul, "And what is the range? 100 meter?"
Who cares? The Chinese umbrella is good enough for us.
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Jan 24, 2020 02:50am
@narendranath paul, Why do you always have to belittle things in Pakistan. If you cannot appreciate something, learn to keep quite. If you had read the news, it clearly mentions the range is 290 km.
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Jan 24, 2020 03:01am
Congratulations...!! But why to waste money when there are more important areas to work on.. Pakistan People should not support this non-productive spends
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Jan 24, 2020 04:02am
How many times we need to fire this for testing. Every week we hear this news. The money we waste in this bombs, and missiles can be put to help common men who cannot buy tomato, wheat roties.
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Jan 24, 2020 04:06am
@ashok, it’s training exercise. Read it again
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Jan 24, 2020 04:35am
India beware of strong Pakistan.
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Jan 24, 2020 05:28am
Useless expense.
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Jan 24, 2020 05:37am
@Sairbeen plus., Well thanks bro now BJP knows.
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Jan 24, 2020 06:00am
MIRV used for ballistic missile with range over 2000 Km . MIRV for 290 Km range is strange
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Jan 24, 2020 06:56am
@PKMKB, brahmoos is built on borrowed Russian technology
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Jan 24, 2020 07:01am
@PKMKB, your have overpopulation most farmers suicides biggest number of poor, youth unemploymentnd homeless people in whole world. top five polluted cities are in India.Your gdp growth numbers are fake. Just worry about yourself first before chest thumping.
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Jan 24, 2020 07:02am
@Fusion, but you looked and commented
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Jan 24, 2020 07:04am
@India First, brahmoos is based on Russia technology not India's. There you go
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Jan 24, 2020 12:20pm
When Indians complain, Pakistan must have done something good.
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