Islamabad:
Pakistan test-fired nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 600 kilometers that can hit targets in India on Thursday.
The test of the indigenously developed missile was "part of a process of validating the system," said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.
The statement did not say where the test was conducted.
The successful test of Hatf-7 or Babur cruise missile was witnessed by Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne, who said the launch would "go a long way in consolidating Pakistan's strategic deterrence capability and further strengthening national security."
"Pakistan's resolve and commitment to continue its strategic program will remain paramount," he said.
The test was "warmly appreciated by the President and Prime Minister," who congratulated the scientists and engineers on their success, the statement said.
The Director General of the Strategic Plans Division, Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Army Strategic Force Command chief Lt Gen Jamil Haider, senior officers from the military
and strategic organisations, scientists and engineers were among those who witnessed the test.
According to the statement, the Babur can carry strategic or conventional warheads and has stealth capabilities.
It is a "low flying, terrain-hugging missile with high maneuverability, pin-point accuracy and radar avoidance features."
The missile also incorporates modern cruise missile technology of terrain contour matching (TERCOM) and digital scene matching and area co-relation (DSMAC), the statement said.