Hatf-V successfully testfired
By Our Defence Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan successfully test-fired an intermediate range, nuclear-capable Hatf V (Ghauri) ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said.
India had been informed of the test beforehand, and was expected to conduct a missile test itself shortly, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said.
The Hatf V, with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles), was first tested in 1998, the same year Pakistan and India conducted nuclear tests and became nuclear-armed states.
The Hatf 5 was last reported to have been tested in 2004. This time the Army Strategic Forces Command conducted the tests, whereas previous tests were overseen by scientists, officials said. Under an agreement on ballistic missile testing in late 2005, both Pakistan and India notify each other in advance about tests, as one of several confidence boosting measures undertaken since peace talks began. India and Pakistan expressed satisfaction with the way that accord was working at the end of two days of talks .