Not quite sure what you tried to say there.
Yes, I did do my research. Can you answer my basic question - who is Pakistan going to nuke 7,000kms away? and what would be the consequences? Please read my post.
It is cool to be a nationalist, btw.
Well,
TexasJohn, the question could be asked as to why the United States likes to maintain an ICBM arsenal, why Russia just tested an ICBM recently, by China has 2 different types of operational ICBMs with another already in development and why India has an ICBM program by the name of Surya. But of course, every country will justify its endevours by stating perceived threats, and Pakistan, of all these countries, faces
the most conventional and unconventional threats today, many of them, to an extent, due to unnecessary international interference in the region. Pakistan would progress with an ICBM program for its safety, and the question we're asking isn't "why" or "why not", it's "when, what and at what cost".
I, personally, do not think that the need for an ICBM is more immediate or severe than that for, say, Space Launch capability for medium-sized satellite type payloads. However, Ballistic Missile development is already something we have mastered well over the years; Aerospace, unfortunately, isn't. With limited resources, I guess it makes more sense to stick with what you know and develop it further for increased depth in capabilities, and later on, when things improve, adapt what you have developed to expand your breadth of capabilities. Really, there are many credible arguments for-and-against such a venture, but " you can't" or "you won't due to international pressure" are not one of them. I am quite sure such a venture is underway, the program's been in discussion for quite a few years now, and many Army officers have little doubt that it exists.
Edit
I think Vladimir Putin's recent statements below convey some my points. Pakistan is no Russia, of course, and our offensive objectived are not nearly the same, but we're no less concerned about our safety from the "outside" - not just in military affairs but also in international and regional economics, politics, relations etc.
"To preserve the balance, we must develop offensive weapons systems, not missiles defence systems as the United States is doing... By building such an umbrella over themselves our partners could feel themselves fully secure and will do whatever they want, which upsets the balance and aggressiveness immediately increases in real politics and economics."
http://www.france24.com/en/20091229-russia-putin-offensive-arms-missile-defence-usa-preserve-balance
it should be ghouri 3 or shaheen 3 of around 3000-3500km range before we go for this one.
But nowadays missile tests have dried up completely
Development of Ghauri-III is believed to have been completed, but not tested, for obvious reasons. Also, it's not very difficult to understand why missile tests have "dried up". It does't make me sad at all; if anything, I'm optimistic.