{"id":125891,"date":"2026-05-14T18:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125891"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:36:05","slug":"pakistan-successfully-test-fires-fatah-iv-cruise-missile-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125891\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan successfully test fires Fatah-IV cruise missile: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- The Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful test fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said that the weapon system was \u201cequipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids\u201d and \u201ccapable of engaging long-range targets with high precision\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe training fire was conducted to enhance operational efficiency of the troops and validate technical parameters of various sub-systems incorporated for improved accuracy and enhanced survivability,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, senior officers of the Pakistan Army Rocket Force Command, along with scientists and engineers of the missile\u2019s developing agency, were present during the training fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Baber Sidhu commended the \u201csuccessful training fire of Fatah-IV and appreciated the technical prowess, dedication and commitment of all those who contributed towards the successful training fire of the F-series missile\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, the interior ministry released a statement, saying that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi \u201ccongratulates the nation on the successful training test of the locally developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe successful test is a commendable achievement of the scientists and engineers of the Army Rocket Force Command \u2026 [it] is an important advancement in the defence sector,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It further quoted Naqvi as saying: \u201cI congratulate the scientists and engineers. I am proud of the scientists and engineers. Pakistan\u2019s defence is impregnable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the test firing of the missile marked \u201canother significant milestone in strengthening the country\u2019s indigenous defence capabilities and strategic deterrence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development comes less than three weeks after the Army Rocket Force Command&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1995779\">conducted<\/a>&nbsp;the successful training launch of the indigenously developed Fateh-II missile system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In September 2025, the Pakistan Army had also successfully&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1945656\"><u>conducted<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;the training launch of the cruise missile Fatah-IV at a range of 750 kilometres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI(National Times)- The Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful test fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said. A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said that the weapon system was \u201cequipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids\u201d and \u201ccapable of engaging long-range [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan successfully test fires Fatah-IV cruise missile: ISPR - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125891\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan successfully test fires Fatah-IV cruise missile: ISPR - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RAWALPINDI(National Times)- The Army Rocket Force Command conducted the successful test fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-IV ground-launched cruise missile on Thursday, the military\u2019s media affairs wing said. 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