"Pakistan today carried out another successful test-fire of its indigenously developed medium range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf IV," an army spokesman told AFP.

The missile, also known as Shaheen One, was already tested last Wednesday.

It has a range of 700 kilometers (434 miles), which means it can penetrate deep into rival nuclear neighbour India, and can carry any type of warhead.

Tuesday's test "concludes for now the series of planned tests which started on October 3," the spokesman said.

However a longer-range version of the Hatf series would be tested in the future, he added, without specifying when.

"The longer-range version of the Hatf series will be tested in future as soon as technical parameters need to be validated."

A short-range Ghaznavi missile was tested on October 3.

The three tests are the first since recently-stalled peace moves with India began in April.

Pakistan's army however has insisted there is no connection between the tests and relations with India, and analysts have linked them to frustration at India's arms acquisitions, in particular its purchase of an airborne early warning radar system from Israel.

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