Pakistan Defense Ministry announced that it test-fired its 1,300 kilometer nuclear-capable missile Hatf-V codenamed Ghauri-V and as part of “a training exercise held to test the operation readiness of a Strategic Missile Group equipped with Ghauri missile.” The test comes a day after reaching an agreement with India to reduce nuclear accidents and showcases a missile that can reach most Indian cities.

Pakistan says that a part-objective was to check the missile’s technical parameters and as part of an earlier protocol had notified India about the test ahead of time.