Pakistani technology initiative, established 1986
The missile systems developed as part of the Hatf program mounted in TEL with Pakistani military markings in display at the IDEAS in Karachi , 2008.
The Hatf Program [ 1] [ 2] (Urdu : حتف; Trans . ḥāṯaʿf , meaning: Target [ 2] ) was the classified program by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Pakistan for the comprehensive research and the development of guided missiles .[ 3] [ 4] Initiatives began in 1986–87 that also received support from Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in a direct response to India's equivalent program in 1989.[ 5] [ 6]
The Hatf program was managed by the Ministry of Defence though the policy guidance came directly from the Army HQ of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi ..[ 2]
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