Ghauri-III
The Ghauri-III (Urdu: غورى–ااا) was the codename of a rocket program aimed at developing land-based medium range ballistic missile to fulfill Pakistan's objective of attaining a ground-based second-strike capability.However, it remained in the design phases and was eventually scaled down, ultimately leading to its complete termination in 2005.: 245 [2] Development of the Ghauri-III, aimed at achieving ground-based second-strike capability, commenced in 1999 with the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) spearheading the rocketry program.[4] However, without the contribution from North Korea, the Ghauri-III program encountered numerous setbacks and costly trial-and-error processes to make it feasible.: 246 [2][5] In 2011, the chief designer Abdul Qadeer Khan testified to the existence of the Ghauri-III program in an article published in The News International.[6] Subsequently, in 2012, its existence was officially acknowledged by Pakistani government officials, who cited the program's cancellation due to the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) inability to render it feasible within the designated timeframe, in contrast to the successful production of the Shaheen-III under the Shaheen program in 2015.: 246 [2][7][8] See also:
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