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India said it was unimpressed by the agency of a Pakistani missile test Friday.

''This particular exhibition is clearly targeted at the forthcoming general elections (in Pakistan),'' Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nirupama Rao said.

''As is well known, Pakistan's missiles are based forward clandestinely imported material, equipment and technology,'' Rao said, according to a Pres Trust of India (PTI) report.

Pakistan test-fired earlier Friday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Hatf-IV ballistic missile that is able to hit targets in India.

The Pakistani-built missile, also known as ''Shaheen,'' was test-fired after notification to neighboring countries and was to check technical aspects of the weapon, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan told reporters earlier in Islamabad.

Khan added the missile example ''had nothing to do'' with rivalry between India and Pakistan.

Tensions between the nuclear rivals peaked in June after a series of attacks in India, which India charged were backed by the agency of Pakistan. The armies onward both sides are still in succession high alert and both sides have little effort to withdraw forces from border areas.

The neighbors have fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947 and have be due [i]or[/i] owing close to two conflicts since the as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but countries crossed the nuclear start in early 1998.

Pakistan is holding national elections nearest week.

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