Pakistan on Saturday said it is not satisfied with India’s “simplified explanation” on the “accidental firing” of a missile in Pakistan’s Punjab province and demanded a joint probe to accurately establish the facts surrounding the incident. . The Foreign Office spokesperson said that Pakistan has taken note of the press statement of the Defense Wing of India’s Press Information Bureau expressing regret over the accidental firing of an Indian-origin missile into Pakistani territory on March 9 due to a technical snag and a high-level It has been decided to hold court. Inquiry.
Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s charge d’affaires here and expressed its strong protest over the unprovoked violation of its airspace by an Indian missile. Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf on Friday questioned India’s ability to handle sensitive technologies and said the Indian government did not bother to inform Pakistan about the incident of accidental missile firing.
The Foreign Office said the incident raises a number of fundamental questions regarding security protocols and technical safeguards against accidental or unauthorized missile launches into a nuclear environment. “Such a serious matter cannot be addressed with simplified explanations presented by the Indian authorities, adding that certain questions need to be answered.
Since the missile ended up in Pakistani territory, the Indian decision to hold an internal court of inquiry is not sufficient. It said that Pakistan demands a joint inquiry to establish the facts of the incident correctly. India should explain the measures and procedures to prevent accidental missile launches and the special circumstances of the incident, the FO said, adding that India should clearly specify the type and specifications of the missile that fell into Pakistani territory.
The Indian missile landed near the town of Mian Chunnu in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday evening without damaging civilian property. “It is learned that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While this incident is extremely regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that there is no loss of life due to the accident,” India’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Pakistan also sought the flight path/trajectory of the mistakenly launched missile and how it eventually changed and entered Pakistan. It asked whether the missile was equipped with a self-destruct mechanism and why it actually failed.
It further asked India whether its missiles were kept ready for launch even under routine maintenance. Why did India suddenly fail to inform Pakistan about the accidental launch of the missile and wait to acknowledge the incident until Pakistan announced the incident and sought an explanation? FO asked.
It also said that India needs to explain whether the missile was actually controlled by its armed forces or by some evil elements. The incident comes at a time when bilateral relations between India and Pakistan have been strained over the Kashmir issue. Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan said that the entire incident indicates several lapses of serious nature and technical lapses in India’s handling of strategic weapons.
The Foreign Office said that given the short range and response time, any misinterpretation by the other side could have serious consequences in self-defense. Pakistan called on the international community to take seriously this incident of a serious nature in the nuclear environment and play its due role in promoting strategic stability in the region, the FO concluded.
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