The case of medium-range Indian BrahMos missile accidentally crashing in Pakistani territory is increasing. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh clarified in Parliament on Tuesday how a missile was “inadvertently launched” by mistake on March 9 and landed in Pakistan. Meanwhile, a report by news agency Bloomberg claimed that Pakistan had also allegedly planned to retaliate on India by conducting a similar missile strike.
According to Bloomberg’s report, Pakistan was about to retaliate in response to the Indian missile. Pakistan was reportedly about to launch a missile of the same caliber at India in near retaliation. However, after the initial test of the Indian missile, Pakistan indicated that it could be the result of some disturbance, after which it changed its decision to launch the missile at India.
Pakistan was ready to retaliate on India
Pakistan had reportedly prepared to launch a similar missile to strike India, but did not do so as preliminary assessments indicated that “something was amiss”. According to reports, the Indian Air Force had launched a BrahMos medium-range cruise missile on March 9 from the garrison town of Ambala, about 200 kilometers (125 mi) north of the capital Delhi.
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This missile caused damage to a residential building in Pakistan, but there was no loss of life or property. According to a Bloomberg report, India did not even use the direct hot line between the top army commanders of the two countries to inform Pakistan. Instead, Air Force officials simply shut down the missile systems to prevent any further launches.
Rajnath Singh expressed regret
Expressing regret over the accidental missile launch, India has said that the missile was accidentally fired during routine maintenance. India has also set up a high level inquiry on this. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Tuesday that the government has taken the incident very seriously and a high-level inquiry has been ordered.
In a statement given first in the Rajya Sabha and later in the Lok Sabha on this incident, the Defense Minister said that India’s missile system is extremely safe and reliable and the country’s defense establishment gives top priority to safe procedures and standards.
He said sorry for the unintentional missile fired on March 9. The Defense Minister said that a missile was accidentally missed during routine maintenance and inspection of the missile unit. He said that it was later learned that the missile had landed in Pakistani territory and the incident was regrettable.
Pakistan demands joint investigation
On the other hand, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday dismissed the reply given by India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Parliament about the sudden launch of a missile as incomplete and inadequate and called for a joint inquiry into the incident. demanded. The Pakistani military has said that the incident could have resulted in a major disaster.
Qureshi reiterated the demand made by Islamabad last week, saying that what India’s Defense Minister said in the Lok Sabha was incomplete and inadequate. This is not enough to satisfy Pakistan. I reject this and demand a joint inquiry. Qureshi said that this was a very irresponsible act and the reply given was equally irresponsible.
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