New Delhi, May 4 -- The Pakistani military carried out a test firing of the Abdali surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Saturday, an exercise being seen by India as a "blatant provocation" and an attempt to whip up tensions, people familiar with the matter said. Pakistan conducted the launch of the missile, with a range of 450km, hours after Indian authorities said that Islamabad's plan to test a ballistic missile was a "reckless act of provocation". The launch, conducted at an undisclosed location, was "aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of troops" and "validating key technical parameters, including the missile's advanced navigation system and enhanced manoeuvrability features", the Inter-Services Public Relations, or the Pakis...