ANI, New Delhi
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:52 PM IST
Summary
Pakistan summoned the consulate-in-charge of India here to lodge a strong protest over the alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace by a “flying Indian super-sonic object”. He had also demanded a detailed and transparent inquiry into the incident.
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The Defense Ministry said that it has been learned that the missile had landed in an area of Pakistan. This incident is very regrettable. It was also a matter of relief that no one was injured in the accident.
error during maintenance
The Indian Defense Ministry, while giving an official reply on the missile that fell in Pakistan, said that due to disturbances during maintenance, the missile was fired and landed in Pakistan. We regret this incident. A high level inquiry has been ordered into the matter.
ISPR held a press conference
Actually, Pakistan had alleged that on March 9, a ‘projectile’ was fired from India. Pakistan had feared that it was a supersonic missile that was fired from Sirsa in Haryana. Sirsa has an important air base of the Indian Air Force.
The DG of ISPR, the media wing of the Pakistan Army himself, had told in a press conference that this missile was without a war-head i.e. it did not have gunpowder and was fired for practice. It had fallen in the Mian Channu area of Pakistan. Pakistan said that it did not cause any loss of life and property, but it is against international aviation safety and it could have caused a major accident.
Pak summoned the Indian embassy in-charge
Pakistan summoned India’s consulate-in-charge here to lodge a strong protest over alleged unprovoked violation of its airspace by a “flying Indian super-sonic object”. He also demanded a detailed and transparent inquiry into the incident. In a statement issued after midnight, the Ministry of External Affairs said the Indian diplomat was informed that the object had entered Pakistan from ‘Suratgarh’ in India on March 9 at 6:43 pm local time. It later fell on the same day at 6:50 pm in Mian Chunnu town of Punjab province in Pakistan, causing damage to civilian property.