new Delhi. Pakistan has alleged that a supersonic missile was fired from India in their country’s border, this missile fell inside about 124 km of Pakistan’s border. Which was traced by Pakistani Air Defense System. At the same time, now the Government of India on Friday accepted this and expressed regret.
The Indian Defense Ministry in its statement said that, “During a routine maintenance on 9 March 2022, a technical fault resulted in the accidental firing of the missile. The Government of India has taken a serious stand and has ordered a High Level Court of Inquiry.
It is learn that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident: Ministry of Defense
— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2022
“It has been learned that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. This incident is extremely regrettable, but it is also a matter of relief that no one lost his life in the accident.”
Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), told a press conference in Rawalpindi that, “An unarmed, high-speed supersonic missile originating from India struck its airspace before crashing into its territory. violated. The missile landed in Pakistan on March 9.”
Major Iftikhar said that, “The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) detected the projectile immediately after launch from Sirsa in the Indian state of Punjab at 18:43 hrs local time, which clearly came in Pakistani territory. “From its initial course the object suddenly moved towards Pakistani territory and eventually breached Pakistani airspace, falling near Miya Channu,” he said.
Sources in the Indian defense establishment have said that they are probing the claims made by Pakistani officials.