Pakistan test-fires nuclear missile

Pakistan successfully tested an indigenous short-range, nuclear-capable missile on Saturday, the military said.

The surface-to-surface Abdali ballistic missile -- with a range of 125 miles -- was launched from an undisclosed location inside Pakistan. The missile "can carry all types of warheads," the military said in a statement issued from Rawalpindi, a garrison city near the capital, Islamabad.

The military did not provide any further details, but Pakistan and its nuclear-armed rival, neighboring India, routinely test missiles.

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