A few days later India claimed that missile Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that the shot was accidentally fired during a routine maintenance operation due to a technical snag. Pakistan India could have responded after the missile landed in the Punjab province of his country, but he exercised restraint.
An unarmed Indian on 9 March supersonic missile It entered Pakistani territory, endangering several aircraft during its flight before hitting a private property (cold storage) near Mian Channu, about 275 km from Lahore. There is no report of damage to property.
Speaking for the first time on the incident, Prime Minister Khan said, “We could have responded after an Indian missile hit Mian Channu but we saw restraint.”
He was addressing a public meeting in Punjab’s Hafizabad district on Sunday afternoon to protest against the no-confidence motion moved against him by the United Opposition. PTI report good. Khan also talked about the country’s defense preparedness, saying, “We have to make our defense and the country strong.”
Additionally, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Saturday that it was not satisfied with India’s “simple explanation” on the “accidental firing” of a missile that landed in Pakistan’s Punjab province and asked to establish accurately the facts surrounding the incident. demanded a joint inquiry.
“Pakistan has proposed to New Delhi a joint investigation into the incident to establish the facts as the missile landed in Pakistani territory,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) said. Raised questions about Indian security measures against missiles and such incidents.
“Pakistan demands a joint inquiry to accurately establish the facts surrounding the incident,” the FO said. India claimed that the missile was accidentally fired during a routine maintenance operation due to a technical snag and said a “high-level inquiry” has been ordered into the incident.
(with inputs from agencies)
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