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Pakistan test fires long-range missile By MUNIR AHMAD, Associated Press Writer Sat Apr 19, 3:44 AM ET Pakistan successfully test fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Saturday, the military said. The Shaheen-2 missile was launched from an undisclosed location and has a range of 1,245 miles. The military said the missile has the capability to carry conventional and non-conventional warheads. Saturday's launch was witnessed by new Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who congratulated the scientists and engineers for "achieving an important milestone in Pakistan's quest for sustaining strategic balance in South Asia," the...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Tuesday tested its longest-range missile yet, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and hitting targets deep inside neighboring India, a defense ministry official said. The official, who did not want to be named, said the test was "100 percent successful." "It can carry both conventional and unconventional warheads." He did not disclose where the test was conducted. The surface-to-surface Shaheen 2 missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles). Pakistan's previous longest-range missile was the Ghouri tested in 1997, which has a range of 1,300 kilometers (810 miles). Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood...