India on Friday ordered a high-level probe into a missile which landed in Mian Channu city of Pakistan’s Punjab province on March 9. According to a statement issued by the central government, no loss of life has been reported in the accident.

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In a statement, the Centre said, “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry.”

“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.”

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Earlier, Pakistani armed forces had claimed that a projectile from India had allegedly landed on its territory. 

“At 6:43 p.m. (13:43 GMT) a high-speed flying object was picked up inside Indian territory by the air defence operations centre of Pakistan Air Force. From its initial course the object suddenly manoeuvred towards Pakistani territory and violated Pakistan’s airspace ultimately following near me at Mian Channu at 6:50 p.m. (13:50 GMT),” Russian news agency Sputnik had quoted a Pakistani armed forces spokesperson from a press briefing.