Context: Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable missile ensuring operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command.
About

• It is a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres.
• It was aimed at ensuring operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command, besides re-validating technical parameters of the weapon system.
• It is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to a range of 290 kilometres.
• It is named after the 11th century Muslim Turkic conqueror Mahmud of Ghazni.
• The missile was designed and developed by the National Development Complex, with the first version in service with the Pakistan Army's strategic command since 2004.