PTI

Islamabad, Nov 16: Pakistan on Thursday test-fired its 1,300 km range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Hatf V, a day after it reached an agreement with India on nuclear risk reduction.

The Hatf V missile, which is also known as Ghauri, is capable of targeting several Indian cities.

"The launch of the medium-range missile was carried out by troops of the Army Strategic Forces Command at the culmination phase of a training exercise held to test the operation readiness of a Strategic Missile Group equipped with Ghauri missile," the Pakistan Defence Ministry said in a statement here.

The test of the missile was conducted to check its technical parameters. The missile has been handed over to the ASFC two years ago.

Officials here said India has been informed about the test.

The test came a day after foreign secretaries of the two sides reached an agreement on nuclear risk reduction. During the talks in New Delhi yesterday, the two countries initialled the agreement on reducing the risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons.