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Thursday, September 3, 1998
Pak protests Akash test
Kamal Siddiqi
ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Pakistan on Wednesday protested a missile test by India, warning that such weapon programmes could provoke a new arms race in South Asia, a foreign office spokesman said in a statement in Islamabad.On Tuesday, India test fired a short-range ground to air `Akash' missile, designed to carry conventional weapons, as part of its ongoing missile development programme. In response, the Pakistan foreign office said ``Pakistan has repeatedly drawn attention to the security implications of the Indian missile programme.'' The statement said testing and deployment of such missiles directly affected regional security. Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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