Shaheen - II The Shaheen - II ( Urdu : شاهين ) is a ballistic missile developed by NESCOM ' s National Defence Complex ( NDC ) of Pakistan . The Shaheen missile series is named after a falcon that lives in the mountains of Pakistan . The missile is considered to be Pakistan ' s equivalent to the US Pershing II . Description . The Shaheen - II is a , a longer ranged variant of the Shaheen - I missile . It is currently the most advanced ballistic missile in service with the Pakistani Armed Forces . It uses a two - stage solid propellant rocket motor designed to carry conventional or nuclear payloads . It is transported and launched by a 6 - axle transporter erector launcher ( TEL ) . According to U . S . based analysts , a satellite image of a Pakistani missile production facility taken on 5 June 2005 shows fifteen 6 - axle TELs being fitted out for the Shaheen 2 missile . Shaheen - II was successfully test fired for the first time on March 9 , 2004 . At that time , the National Engineering and Science Commission ( NESCOM ) chairman Samar Mubarakmand stated that the missile was a two - stage rocket with diameter of 1 . 4 m , length of 17 . 5 m , weight of 25 tons and a range of 2 , 500 km . Re - entry vehicle . The re - entry vehicle carried by the Shaheen - II missile has a mass of 1050 kg , which includes the mass of a nuclear warhead and a terminal guidance system . This re - entry vehicle is unlike that of the Shaheen I in that it has four moving delta control fins at the rear and small solid / liquid - propellant side thrust motors , which are used to orientate the re - entry vehicle after the booster stage is depleted or before re - entry to improve accuracy by providing stabilization during the terminal phase . This can also be used to fly evasive manoeuvres , making it problematic for existing anti - ballistic missile ( ABM ) systems to successfully intercept the missile . The Shaheen II warhead may change its trajectory several times during re - entry and during the terminal phase , effectively preventing ABM radar systems from pre - calculating intercept points . The re - entry vehicle is also stated to utilise a GPS satellite guidance system to provide updates on its position , further improving its accuracy and reducing the CEP . Foreign sources claim the missile to have an accuracy of 350 m CEP based on speculation that the design is the same or similar to one of several Chinese systems such as the M - 18 or DF - 25 . However , according to a press video shown by NDC at the IDEAS 2004 defence exhibition in Pakistan , the missile can achieve " surgical precision " . This has led to speculation that Shaheen II incorporates a satellite navigation update system and / or a post separation attitude correction system to provide terminal course correction , which " may indicate a CEP of much less than 300 m . " According to Harsh Pant , reader of international relations at the Defence Studies Department of King ' s College London , " the current capability of Pakistani missiles is built around radar seekers . " Future developments . Since deployment of the 2 , 500 km range Shaheen - II , a multiple independently targeted re - entry vehicle ( MIRV ) system is under development which may be first fielded on the Shaheen II . List of missiles