In March this year, the Indian government fired 3 officers for accidentally launching a missile towards Pakistan. According to the report of...
In March this year, the Indian government fired 3 officers for accidentally launching a missile towards Pakistan.
According to the report of the Reuters news agency, the Indian Air Force said in a statement that the government fired three officers for accidentally launching a missile towards Pakistan. While there was no loss of life in the incident.
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Experts have warned in the past that there is a risk of accidental or misjudgment by the neighbors as the two countries have fought three wars and have had several armed clashes.
The Indian Air Force said in a statement that "a judicial inquiry was set up to find out the facts of the incident, including the identification of those responsible".
Regarding the investigation, the statement said that "there was a violation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) by three officers, which led to the accidental firing of the missile."
In this regard, it was informed that the government immediately dismissed the three officers and its application will also be immediate.
It should be remembered that on March 9, the 'Brahmos' missile was fired, which has a nuclear capability, this missile was developed jointly by Russia and India.
Pakistan had sought an explanation from India on the incident and sought an answer from New Delhi on safe procedures to avoid accidental fire.
According to the American Arms Control Association, the BrahMos missile's target range is 300 km (186 mi) to 500 km (310 mi) and could reach Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, after being fired from India's northeastern region.
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The Indian Comptroller of Affairs was summoned to the Foreign Office and informed about the deep concern of the Government of Pakistan over the ongoing statement regarding the fall of Indian missiles in Pakistan's borders.
The statement of the Foreign Office said that the Indian Minister of State was informed with deep concern over the statement of the defense wing of the Indian Press Information Bureau and the decision of the internal judicial inquiry regarding the missile that fell in the Pakistani territory on March 9.
According to the Foreign Office, the Indian Affairs Minister was asked to inform the Indian government that such serious issues cannot be resolved with such trivial clarifications by the Indian authorities.
The statement said that Pakistan expects a satisfactory response from India and questions regarding security protocols and technical measures required to prevent accidental or unauthorized missile launches in the nuclear environment. Is.
The Foreign Office had said in a statement that India's meager explanation could not clear up the issue, so there should be a joint investigation to determine the facts regarding the incident.
"The seriousness of the incident has raised a number of fundamental questions regarding security protocols and technical protocols to prevent accidental or illegal firing of a missile in a nuclear environment," the statement said.
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The Foreign Office issued the questions and said that the Indian authorities have to answer them, the questions were:
Explain the steps taken and the procedures adopted to deal with accidental fire of missiles and in particular the measures taken in respect of the said incident.
Explain the type and details of the missile that fell within Pakistan's territory.
Explain the trajectory of the accidentally fired missile and how it entered Pakistan.
Are Indian missiles kept ready to fire even during routine maintenance?
Why India did not immediately inform Pakistan about the accidental firing of the missile and why it waited until Pakistan announced it and sought an explanation.
It should be explained if the missile was under the command of the armed forces or a few inexperienced elements showed this level of incompetence.
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