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Detailed explanation-1: -Fatah-1 is a Pakistan-made guided multi-launch rocket system. It is capable of delivering conventional warheads up to a range of 140 kilometres.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. ‘Fatah-1’, which was successfully tested, is the indigenous Rocket system of which country? Notes: Pakistan has successfully conducted the test-flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi Launch Rocket System. Named as ‘Fatah-1’, the system is capable of hitting targets up to a range of 140 km.

Detailed explanation-3: -This was the second flight of Fatah-1, after its first launch in January. At the time, Director General of Pakistan Army, Media Wing, Major General Babar Iftikhar, said Fatah-1 weapon system can hit targets up to a range of 140 km. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories!

Detailed explanation-4: -Pakistan’s Army on Saturday conducted a successful flight test of the surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Shaheen-III which can strike targets up to 2, 750 kilometres, bringing a number of Indian cities under its range.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operational history and tests The Ghauri–I was first test fired at 7:25hrs on 6 April 1998 from the Tilla Test Range near Malute, Jhelum Cantt which is about 76 mi (122.31 km) south of the Islamabad.