ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful test flight of an indigenously developed guided multi-launch rocket system called Fatah-1, the Pakistani military said, capable of delivering a conventional warhead.
Arch-foes Pakistan and India routinely test newly developed weapon systems in their quest to gain military advantage over each other.
“The weapon system will give Pakistan Army capability of precision target engagement deep in enemy territory,” the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistani military, said.
Pakistan’s President Dr. Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Nadeem Raza and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa congratulated the participating scientists and troops on the successful test.
On August 11, India tested its Defense Research and Development Organization-developed cruise missile off the coast of Odisha’s Balasore district.
A day later, Pakistan successfully conducted the test launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Ghaznavi (Hatf III). The test was “aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command, besides re-validating technical parameters of the weapon system,” the ISPR said at the time.
The nuclear-armed adversaries have fought three wars — two of them over the disputed Kashmir region — besides engaging in skirmishes along the de-facto border in Kashmir and the one dividing the Punjab province between the two nations.
Pakistan successfully test fires guided multi-launch rocket system ‘Fatah-1’
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Pakistan successfully test fires guided multi-launch rocket system ‘Fatah-1’
- The indigenously developed weapon system is capable of delivering a conventional warhead
- Pakistan army says rocket system will provide precision target engagement deep inside enemy territory
Pakistan’s seafood exports to China rise 24% to $240 million in 2025
- The Chinese embassy cites strong growth in agricultural trade with Pakistan
- Islamabad aims to expand food exports amid effort to boost foreign reserves
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s seafood exports to China rose 24% year-on-year to $240 million in the first 11 months of 2025, the Chinese embassy in Islamabad said on Wednesday, highlighting growing agricultural trade between the two countries.
China is one of Pakistan’s largest seafood export markets, alongside destinations such as Thailand, Vietnam and countries in the Middle East. Pakistan exports fish, shrimp and other marine products sourced from coastal areas in Balochistan and Sindh, including Gwadar, Pasni and Karachi, with shipments typically consisting of frozen fish, frozen shrimp and a smaller volume of processed seafood.
The figure cited by the Chinese embassy fits into a longer upward trend, supported by rising Chinese demand, improvements in cold-chain logistics and market access approvals for Pakistani exporters.
“Pakistan’s seafood exports to China hit [nearly] $240 million from Jan-Nov 2025, soaring by 24% compared with the same period in 2024, which fully shows the strong vitality of the agricultural trade between China & Pakistan,” the embassy said. “[China looks] forward to more export of high-quality Pakistani products to China in the future.”
China is Pakistan’s closest regional ally and a key destination for its agricultural and food exports, which Islamabad has been seeking to expand to bolster foreign exchange earnings.
The two countries enjoy strong strategic and economic cooperation, with Chinese support seen as vital to Pakistan’s efforts to diversify its export base beyond textiles and reduce reliance on external financing.
Beijing and Islamabad are also working closely on energy and infrastructure projects as part of broader efforts to enhance regional connectivity and support industrial development in Pakistan.
