India’s Misfired Missile: Peeved Pakistan Raises Many Questions, Demands Joint Probe

Islamabad: The Pakistani government demanded a joint probe into a misfired Indian missile which landed across the border on the evening of March 9.

India on Friday did acknowledge the accidental firing of a missile due to a ‘technical malfunction’ and also announced a high-level inquiry.

However, that hasn’t satisfied Pakistan and it sought several questions and demanded a thorough joint investigation to establish facts.

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€œWe have taken note of the press statement by the Indian Press Information Bureau’s Defence Wing regretting the ‘accidental firing’ of the Indian origin missile into Pakistani territory on 9 March 2022 due to ‘technical malfunction’ and decision to hold an internal Court of Inquiry,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release.

But, it added, the “grave nature of the incident raises several fundamental questions regarding security protocols and technical safeguards against accidental or unauthorized launch of missiles in a nuclearized environment… such a serious matter cannot be addressed with the simplistic explanation proffered by the Indian authorities.”

Seeking an explanation on type and specifications of the missile as well as its flight path/trajectory, Pakistan’s Foreign ministry said: “Was the missile equipped with self-destruct mechanism? Why did it fail to actualize? Are Indian missiles kept primed for launch even under routine maintenance?”

Describing it as a “profound level of incompetence”, Pakistan called upon India to explain if the missile was indeed handled by its armed forces or some “rogue elements.”