Pakistan test fires ballistic missile as tensions with India spike after Kashmir gun massacre
- Pakistan successfully test-fired the Abdali surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a 450 km range on Saturday amid rising regional tensions.
- This launch followed escalating hostility after the deadly April 22 Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 civilians and raised accusations between India and Pakistan.
- The test aimed to ensure troop readiness and validate technical features like the missile's advanced navigation and maneuverability as part of Exercise INDUS.
- India called the missile test a "reckless act of provocation," while Pakistani leaders expressed complete trust in their armed forces' operational preparedness.
- The missile launch signals a potential escalation in India-Pakistan tensions, already heightened by exchanges of fire, diplomatic expulsions, and border closures.
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Pakistan tests missile, India orders drills amid Kashmir standoff - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
ISLAMABAD/BELA NOOR SHAH, Pakistan — Pakistan carried out a second missile test in three days on Monday and India said it ordered several states to conduct security drills, as fears mounted the neighbours could be heading to a confrontation over a deadly attack in Kashmir.
India, Pakistan continue to flex military might after deadly tourist attack
A massacre in Indian-controlled Kashmir that has heightened fears of a conflict between India and Pakistan. Both countries have test-fired missiles in recent days, with diplomats from several other countries reaching out to urge the nuclear-armed rivals to exercise restraint.
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