KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistan Navy has conducted a successful test of an anti-ship ballistic missile in the North Arabian Sea, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
In a statement on Saturday, the Spokesperson of Pakistan Navy said that the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi witnessed the missile firing.
The Spokesperson said that Pakistan Navy’s warships and aircrafts fired surface-to-surface anti-ship missiles.
The Spokesperson said that the successful conduct of misile test is an evident of the Pakistan Navy’s operational capabilities and war preparedness.
The Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi expressed satisfaction over the Navy’s operational readiness, and said that the force has the capability to give a befitting reply to the enemy’s aggression.
#PakNavy conducted Live Weapon firing of Anti-Ship Missiles from Surface & Aviation units in North Arabian Sea. CNS, Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi witnessed LWF as Chief Guest & said that PN is always ready to thwart any aggression against Pakistan’s maritime frontiers pic.twitter.com/7v1OAOzo6p
— Rear Admiral M Arshid Javed DGPR Navy (@dgprPaknavy) April 25, 2020