Islamabad: Pakistan successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable cruise missile with the capability to avoid radar detection, the military said.
The missile, named Babur or Hatf VII, has a range of 700 kilometers (434 miles) and is capable of carrying various types of warheads, including nuclear, the military-run Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate said.
''The test is part of Pakistan's ongoing efforts at consolidating its strategic capability and strengthening national security,'' the directorate said in a statement.
Babur was first tested in 2005. It was test-launched again on Thursday with an enhanced range, a military official said.
''Babur was tested successfully with new technical parameters and enhanced edge,'' said Major General Waheed Arshad, the top army spokesman.
Neither Arshad nor the military statement specified site of the missile launch.
President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz congratulated the scientists and engineers for ''this very important success'' of the test, the military statement said.
In February, Pakistan successfully test-fired a new version of its long-range nuclear-capable missile, Hatf VI (Shaheen II), which has a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,245 miles).
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