ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday carried out a successful test of a short range surface-to-surface nuclear-capable missile in an undisclosed location, the military said.

    "A successful test fire of indigenously developed short range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-II Abdali was conducted by Pakistan today," a statement from the army's Inter-Services Public relations said.

    The missile, which has a range of 200 km, can carry all types of warheads, the statement said.

    The test was aimed at validation of the desired technical parameters, which has been successfully achieved, according to the statement.

    Abdali missile was last test-fired in the first week of March 2007.

    On March 22, Pakistan has successfully test-fired a 700-km Babur (Hatf-VII) cruise missile, which is capable of carrying a variety of warheads including nuclear ones.