Shaheen-III

The Shaheen-III (Urdu: شاہین; meaning White Falcon-III) is a Pakistani intermediate-range ballistic missile speculated to be in development.^{[citation needed]} It is a member of the solid-fueled Shaheen series missile family and is envisioned to replace the less advanced liquid-fueled Ghauri-III system^[1] whose development was canceled in May 2000 according to Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistan's former top scientist.^[2] The Shaheen series systems are developed jointly by Pakistan's SUPARCO and the NESCOM and its subsidiary, NDC