India accidentally fired missile at Pakistan
According to Pakistan, the missile flew over 100 km inside its airspace at an altitude of 40,000 feet and three times the speed of sound before it landed. There was no warhead on the missile so it did not explode.
Earlier this week the Indian side accidentally fired a missile into an area in Pakistan, with the Defense Ministry on Thursday attributing the incident to a “technical snag”, which was “deeply regrettable”.
“On 9 March 2022, during routine maintenance, a technical fault resulted in the accidental firing of the missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a High Level Court of Inquiry,” the Defense Ministry said. in a statement.
It said, “It has been learned that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan.
According to Pakistan, the missile flew over 100 km inside its airspace at an altitude of 40,000 feet and three times the speed of sound before it landed. There was no warhead on the missile so it did not explode.
But the country’s foreign office said it had summoned India’s charge d’affaires in Islamabad to protest the unprovoked violation of its airspace. Pakistan demanded an inquiry into the incident, saying it could endanger passenger flights and civilian lives.
Pakistan warned India to “beware of the unpleasant consequences of such negligence and to take effective measures to avoid recurrence of such violations in future”.
A day earlier, Pakistani military spokesman Major-General Babar Iftikhar said in a late evening press conference that a “high-speed flying object” crashed near its eastern city of Mian Channu and originated from the northern Indian city of Sirsa in Haryana state. . Near New Delhi.
The incident has puzzled military experts because firing the missile system involves a preparation process, identification of a target and the triggering of multiple switches.
Happyman Jacob, professor of international studies at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, said both sides handled the situation well.
“It gives me great hope that the 2 nuclear weapon states will deal with the missile incident in a mature manner,” he wrote on Twitter. “New Delhi should offer to pay compensation for the culinary house that was destroyed.”
Ayesha Siddiqa, an expert on military affairs and South Asian affairs, wrote, “Given the incident… Indo-Pak should talk about risk mitigation.”
“Both states are confident about nuclear weapons control but what if such accidents happen again and with more dire consequences?”
India accidentally fired missile at Pakistan
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