- The short range Hatf-1 and Hatf-2, which are apparently of Pakistani design and construction, were developed by the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). These missiles seem to have proven a disappointment, due probably in no small measure to their modest range, and do not appear to have entered operational service.
- The Shaheen series of solid-propellant missiles are imports from China by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), which is also responsible for Pakistan's plutonium bomb program. The Chinese M-11 missile was obtained from China in the early 1990s, and tested with considerable publicity in mid-1999. The longer range Shaheen-I and Shaheen-II appear to correspond to the Chinese M-9 and DF-15, respectively, though there is presently no solid evidence that Pakistan has obtained either missile.
- More recently, the A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories, which is also responsible for Pakistan's uranium bomb program, has imported and tested the North Korean Nodong missile under the name Ghauri. Imports of the longer range Taepodong missiles may also be under consideration.
| Designation | Foreign derivation | Range (km) | Payload (kg) | First Launch | Operational | Inventory | Comments | |
| Hatf-1 | 60-100 | 500 | Jan 1989 | testing | some? | |||
| Hatf-2 | Shadoz | 280 | 500 | Jan 1989 | cancelled | none | ||
| Shaheen | Hatf-3 ? | PRC M-11 | 300 | 500 | 15 April 1999 | 1995? | ~34-80? | |
| Shaheen-I | Hatf-4 ? | PRC M-9 | 800 | 500 | ||||
| Shaheen-II | Hatf-6 | PRC M-18 | 2,000 | 09 March 2004 | some | |||
| Ghauri | Hatf-5 | DPRK ND-1 | 1,350-1,500 | 700 kg | 06 April 1998 | 1998? | some | Also flown by North Korea (No-dong) and Iran (Shehab-3). |
| Ghauri-III | Abdali | DPRK TD-1 ?? | 2,500 | |||||
| Tipu | DPRK TD-2 ?? | 4,000 | ||||||
| Ghaznavi | ?,000 |
Sources and Resources
- Pakistan's Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) Inventory As of April 1999 @ Pakistan Institute for Air Defence Studies
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