ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable, air-launched cruise missile with a range of 350 km (220 miles) on Thursday, the military said, a day after India tested a long-range missile.
The Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) missile had been developedexclusively for launch from aircraft, a military statementsaid.
"It has enabled Pakistan to achieve a greater strategicstand-off capability on land and at sea," it said.
The indigenously developed missile also had special stealthcapabilities and could deliver all types of warheads with greataccuracy, the military said.
On Wednesday, India tested a nuclear-capable missile with arange of more than 3,000 km (1,900 miles).
The South Asian neighbours, who have fought three warssince their independence in 1947, routinely test missiles inspite of a peace process launched in 2004 that has led tobetter relations.
Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in 1998, days after oldrival India conducted similar tests.
(Reporting by Kamran Haider; Editing by Robert Birsel)
