Dated: March 13, 2015
No PR64/2015-ISPR
Rawalpindi - March 13, 2015:
DG ISPR Tweets
Pak successfully test fires own indigenous developed armed #Drone Burraq & Barq laser guided missile. #COAS attends-1/5
#COAS witnessed test fire on static&moving tgt.Impressive Pin point accuracy,all weather.Multiplies capability against terrorists-2/5
#COAS commends Engrs,scientists for untiring efforts to acquire state of art tech,put Pak in different league-3/5
#COAS terms it great national achievement,momentous occasion. Force multiplier in our anti terror campaign/ops-4/5
#COAS congrats nation,scientist,tech,involved in dev own drone.Lets join hands to take Pak frwd in respective field-5
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has successfully test fired an indigenously-developed armed drone Burraq and Barq laser guided missile, the ISPR announced on Friday.
According to DG ISPR Asim Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif witnessed the test fire, which had impressive accuracy and multiplies capability against terrorists.
The army chief commended the engineers and scientists involved in the development for their untiring efforts to acquire state-of-the-art technology.
According to Bajwa, General Raheel termed it “a great national achievement”, and added that it would add to the country’s existing anti-terror campaign.