Pakistani missile research and development program
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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]