India accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan on March 9, the Indian Defense Ministry said on Friday. A technical malfunction during the course of a routine maintenance was believed to be the cause. The government has ordered a “high-level Court of Enquiry” into the incident.
Pakistan says an India-origin “super-sonic flying object” entered its airspace on March 9 and crashed near the city of Mian Channu, some 310 miles from the capital Islamabad. A technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile, Pakistan’s Defense Ministry said in a three-paragraph statement.
Military experts have repeatedly warned of the risk of miscalculation or nuclear accidents between the two nuclear-armed countries.
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