On Saturday, Pakistan said he had done a “successful” training start of the abdali-plug surface of the surface to the surface with a range of 450 kilometers within the ex Indus.
The launch was focused on ensuring the operational readiness of soldiers and verifying key technical parameters, including the advanced rocket navigation system and increased maneuverability functions, the statement of public relations between services (ISPR) said.
According to the global firing force ranking, India is fourth, while Pakistan is in 12th place between 145 countries considered for the annual GFP review.
“The training witnessed the command of the strategic forces of the military commander, higher officials of the division of strategic plans, command of military strategic forces, as well as scientists and engineers from Pakistani strategic organizations,” he said.
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The statement was quoted by leading Pakistani media houses, including the PTV state transmitter.
Meanwhile, according to the magazine Military Watch, India falls among the military forces of Tier 2, while Pakistan falls among the military forces of level 3.
According to a report by the Stockholm International Institute of Peace Research (SIPRI), as the PTI press agency quoted, in 2024 were almost nine times higher than Pakistan.
The report stressed that India, the fifth largest military spender in the world, increased its defense budget by 1.6%and reached $ 86.1 billion, while Pakistani military expenditures for the same period amounted to $ 10.2 billion.
In response to the Indian series of diplomatic countermeasures after a recent terrorist attack – including suspension of visas for Pakistani nationals, a decrease in diplomatic employees in the Pakistani High Commission and the closure of Attari – Pakistan regularly issues notams). These notifications are interpreted as a deliberate show of force in the middle of the escalating tension between these two nations.
From the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan has issued several test activities signaling notams signaling the missile testing activity, although none has been realized. The first notam was released on the night of April 23, which announced less than 24 hours to test the rocket but no ballistic launch was observed. The following announcements on 26 – 22 April indicated the planned maritime discharges at the Karacho coast, which also did not occur.
The third attempt between 30 April to 2 May signaled possible shooting near the exclusive economic zone of India, but again there was no activity.
In the middle of the ongoing cross-border shooting in Jammu and Kashmir and the inflammatory rhetoric from Pakistani leaders, this fourth provocation is, which includes a proposed rocket test on surface-povrch, a serious risk of escalating already increased tension between two nuclear weapons.
(With the entry from agencies)
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