Pakistan is prepared to test its new Shaheen solid-fuel missile and will probably do so in the next few weeks, according to the Pakistani paper Jang.  The test would assess the missile’s ability to carry more weight and would not be a response to India’s Agni missile test last week, Jang reported (see GSN, Jan. 28).

Meanwhile, Pakistani scientists told Jang that India’s Agni missile was not working successfully and has fallen short of its expected range.  Pakistan’s missiles have more reliable terminal guidance systems than India’s missiles, sources told Jang (Rawalpindi Jang, Jan. 26 in FBIS-NES, Jan. 28).

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