ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has successfully test fired a long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of over 2,000 km, according to local TV reports Saturday.

    The missile, Hataf-6 or Shaheen-2, can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.

    Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. Tariq Majeed and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar witnessed the missile test.

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Gilani congratulated the missile scientists and engineers for the successful test of the ballistic missile.