PAKISTAN OWNS ABOUT 100 NUCLEAR WARHEADS OF WHICH NOW CAN BE DEPLOYED IN ITS LATEST MISSILE SHAHEEN-III THAT HAS A RANGE OF 2735KM ENOUGH DISTANCE TO TARGET ALL OF INDIA AND EVEN ISRAEL IN 2015–AS FOR NOW THE SUNNI MUSLIMS OF PAKISTAN IS A RIVAL TO IRANS SHIITE MUSLIM WHO HAS STRIVED TO DEVELOP ITS FIRST NUCLEAR WARHEAD–AS THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY OF INDIA WHO PREPARES FOR ITS SECURITY AGAINST CHINA AND HISTORICALLY FIGHTS WARS WITH PAKISTAN CONTINUE TO GROW ITS MILITARY FOR ITS DEFENSIVE SOVEREIGNTY

Pakistan has test-fired a ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead to every part of India. Yesterday's test was another escalation in Islamabad's effort to keep pace with its neighbouring rival's formidable military advancements.
Pakistani military leaders said the Shaheen-III missile had a range of up 2735km, which could enable it to reach deep into the Middle East, including Israel.
After the missile was fired into the Arabian Sea, the head of the military unit that oversees Pakistan's nuclear programme congratulated scientists and engineers for "achieving yet another milestone of historic significance".
The medium-range Shaheen-III is an updated version of the shorter-range Shaheen-I and Shaheen-II.
"The test launch was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system at maximum range," a military statement said.
Pakistani military leaders are trying to maintain a "credible deterrence" as arch rival India rapidly invests in military hardware.
In recent years, India has moved toward the creation of a missile defence system and is upgrading its air force and submarine fleet.
In 2012, it test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, which it said had a range of more than 5000km.
India's growing defence budget is largely a result of its uneasy relationship with China. But it and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947.
Nonproliferation experts say the Indian subcontinent remains a nuclear flash point.
Several Pakistani military analysts said the Shaheen-III had a range greater than that of any other Pakistani missile.
The maximum range of the earlier versions of the Shaheen missile was of about 2400km, which meant it could not reach parts of India's eastern frontier.
"Now, India doesn't have its safe havens any more," said retired Pakistan air force commander Shahid Latif.
"It's all a reaction to India, which has now gone even for tests of extra-regional missiles ... It sends a loud message: If you hurt us, we are going to hurt you back."
Some analysts say the range of the Shaheen-III could be less than Pakistani military leaders claim.
But yesterday's test could aggravate unease in parts of the Middle East, including Israel.



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