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It follows outrage from Islamabad about the sale of advanced weapons to India by some countries Pakistan claims would undermine the strategic balance in the region.

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said: The weapon system will augment credible deterrence against [the] prevailing threat spectrum more effectively, including anti-missile defences.

Nasr is a high precision weapon system with the ability of quick deployments.

General Bajwa used the launch to target Indias cold start doctrine by saying the missile launch has put cold water on Cold Start.

In India, operation Cold Start is the armys attempt to retaliate to Pakistani terror attacks by quickly mobilising a military unit to seize and hold territory without giving Islamabad the excuse to escalate the conflict.

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat said: The Cold Start doctrine exists for conventional military operations. Whether we have to conduct conventional operations for such strikes is a decision well thought through, involving the government and the Cabinet Committee on Security.

New Delhi has only recently acknowledged the existence of Cold Start as tensions escalate between the two countries with nuclear weapons.

Pakistans general congratulated the engineers and scientists who were working on the missile project, he said: You are our real heroes; the unseen; we owe you our gratitude.

Our strategic capability is a guarantee of peace against a highly militarised and increasingly belligerent neighbour."

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Pakistan, which previously vowed to destroy India if provoked, claimed the trials were conducted to evaluate the projectiles technical parameters and proudly stated the range has increased from 60 kilometres to 70 kilometres.

General Bajwa claimed Pakistan will go to any length to ensure regional peace and stability. He also supported the government's efforts for peace through talks.

He added: We whole-heartedly support all government efforts towards peace through dialogue. Our capability is only meant to ensure, (that) no one thinks that war remains an option.

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