IMAGES: Pakistan’s ballistic missile arsenal

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Pakistani military personnel stand beside short-range Surface to Surface Missile NASR during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2015. Pakistan held its first national day military parade for seven years, a display of pageantry aimed at showing the country has the upper hand in the fight against the Taliban. Mobile phone networks in the capital were disabled to thwart potential bomb attacks, some roads were closed to the public and much of the city was under heavy guard for the event. AFP PHOTO/ Aamir QURESHI

Here is a list of ballistic missiles currently operated by the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Hatf-1

SRBM (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 10-100 km
Payload: 500 kg
Warhead: Conventional
Variations: Hatf 1A and Hatf 1B

 

Hatf-2 (Abdali)

SRBM (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 180-200 km
Payload: 250-450 kg
Warhead: Conventional

 

Hatf-3 (Ghaznavi)

SRBM (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 240 km
Payload: 700
Warhead: Conventional/ Nuclear

 

 

Hatf- 4 (Shaheen 1)

 

SRBM (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 750km
Payload: 700kg
Warhead: Conventional/ Nuclear
Variation: Shaheen 1A

Hatf- 5 (Ghauri)

MRBM (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 1,250-1,500 km
Payload: 700 kg
Warhead: Conventional/Nuclear

 

 

Hatf-6 (Shaheen 2)

MRBM (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 1,500-2,000 km
Payload: 700kg
Warhead: Conventional/Nuclear

 

Hatf-7 (Babur)

Short-Range Cruise Missile
Range:  350-700 km
Payload: 450-500 kg
Warhead: Conventional/ Nuclear

 

Hatf-8 (Ra’ad)

Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
Range: 350 km
Warhead: Nuclear/Conventional
Variations: Ra’ad 2.

 

Hatf-9 (Nasr)

SRBM (Short-range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 60 km
Payload: 400 kg
Warhead: Nuclear/ Conventional

Note: The Nasr is equipped with tactical nuclear weapons meant to be deployed on the battlefield.

 

Shaheen- 3

 

 

MRBM (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 2,750 km
Warhead: Nuclear/ Conventional

The Shaheen-3 was specifically designed to target India’s Nicobar and Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The Shaheen-3 also has the longest range among all missiles in Pakistan’s arsenal.

Ababeel

MRBM (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Range: 2,200 km
Payload: MIRVs (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles)
Warhead: Nuclear/ Conventional

The Ababeel is the first MIRV system missile in South Asia and was specifically designed to defeat Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) systems deployed by India.

 

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