India regrets accidental firing of missile that entered Pakistan
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
As per media reports ,the Indian defence ministry regretted on Friday that a missile “accidentally” entered Pakistan and fell in Khanewal district’s Mian Channu area on Wednesday, attributing the incident to a “technical malfunction”.
“On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile,” the government said in a statement.
“It is learnt 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.”
“The government has taken serious view and ordered a high-level court of enquiry,” the statement added.
March 11,2022
