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New version of ballistic missile can carry nuclear warhead, military says

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updated 2:06 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2008

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Friday successfully test-fired a new version of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, a military statement said.

The army's Strategic Missile Group launched the Ghauri missile, which has a range of 1,300 kilometers (810 miles) from an undisclosed location, it said.

President Pervez Musharraf, the army chief and other officials witnessed the test, it said.

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