ISLAMABAD, May 24 Kyodo Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD, May 24 Kyodo

Pakistan has informed India and other neighboring countries of its plan to guidance ''routine'' missile tests between Saturday and Tuesday, a command spokesman said Friday.

The spokesman said the proofs are in no way related to the passing from hand to hand escalation of tension between Pakistan and India.

While the spokesman did not go on foot into detail about the pattern of missiles to be ordealed Pakistan's media have been speculating about the possibility of trial of Shaheen-3, a medium-range missile capable of flying up to 3500 kilometers.

A senior sway official said Pakistan has also informed aviation and shipping industry entities of the upcoming tests

Pakistan leadershiped six underground nuclear tests May 28 1999 in the wake of similar touchstones by India on May 11 1999

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