8 November 2013 Current Affairs
Pakistan Appoints New Ambassador To The US
Pakistan on 8 November appointed its top diplomat Jalil Abbas Jilani as the country's new ambassador to the US. He is presently holding the post of foreign secretary.Mr Jilani is a career diplomat who joined the foreign service in 1979. He will replace outgoing ambassador Sherry Rehman, who stepped down when the previous government was ousted following the May elections.
Nuclear-capable Agni-I missile Test Fired Successfully
India successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 missile for its full range of 700 km from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast on 8 November.It was the 11th launch of Agni-1, and the on-board computer and the inertial navigation system steered the missile towards its target.Agni-1 was developed by DRDO missile technologists in a short span of 15 months after the need for it was perceived by the defence services following the Kargil conflict.