Locals in Balochistan are concerned as another Pakistani nuclear missile, the "Shaheen-3," fails and debris falls.
According to recent reports, testing of Pakistan's Shaheen-3 ballistic missile appears to have failed once more. Sources claim that the missile crashed in Balochistan after being launched on July 22. It was fired from Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab, but it went off course and fell 500 meters from the Loop Sehrani Levies Station, close to the Grapun Pass. Videos of the missile test failing were posted online by local Baloch locals. They said that a big catastrophe was barely averted since the missile could have caused extensive damage and fatalities if it had landed a few meters closer to a populated area.
This is not the first instance of this kind of thing happening. A few hundred meters from a residential area, a missile fired from Punjab in October 2023 landed perilously close to a nuclear facility in Dera Bugti. It would have been disastrous if it had struck a populated area directly. --- Baloch Leaders' Strong Condemnation Mir Yaar Baloch, the leader of the Baloch, strongly denounced the Pakistani military in a statement. He said the missile tests violated public safety and regional sovereignty in Balochistan. He claims that these repeated tests are a part of a larger plan to evict residents and plunder Balochistan's mineral resources under the guise of military operations.
He wrote in a tweet:
"The Baloch Republic strongly condemns Pakistan's repeated missile test failures, which violate our territorial integrity and endanger civilian lives." A Record of Dangerous Missile Experiments in Balochistan The Pakistani military carried out another test in the Republic of Balochistan on July 22, 2025, but local sources indicate that it was unsuccessful. This occurrence is part of a concerning trend. Without the Baloch people's permission, Pakistan conducted all six of its nuclear tests in the Chagai area of Balochistan in May 1998. Locals continue to suffer from skin conditions, cancer, and contaminated water sources as a result of those tests' long-term effects.
During one of the tests, a Shaheen-3 missile went off course and landed perilously close to a key nuclear plant in Pakistan, according to a story published by Russia's state news outlet Sputnik in October 2023. The dependability of Pakistan's missile technology and safety procedures were seriously questioned by the world community after that occurrence. Experts cautioned that if the missile had been armed, it might have caused radioactive fallout and significant damage. --- The Shaheen-3 Missile: What is it? Pakistan developed the Shaheen-3, a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) that can carry conventional warheads but is primarily used for nuclear deterrence. Range Assured: 2,750 kilometers Solid-fuel rocket motor for propulsion Payload: Able to transport a 500–700 kilogram nuclear warhead Road-mobile Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) is the launch platform. The estimated cost is between 50 and 60 crore Indian rupees.
Growing Security Issues :
Pakistani defense analysts are alarmed by the Shaheen-3 missile's frequent malfunctions. They contend that the nation's security is seriously at stake from such test failures. The repercussions could be catastrophic if one of these missiles were to crash during testing into a sensitive facility or a populated region.