Pakistan summons Indian Charge d’Affaires over ‘accidental firing’ of missile

Pakistan has expressed serious concerns on the press statement issued by the Indian Press Information Bureau’s Defence Wing regarding the “accidental firing” of its missile into Pakistani territory on Wednesday due to ‘technical malfunction’ and the decision to hold an internal court of inquiry.

According to the Foreign Office Spokesperson the Indian Charge d’ Affaires was summoned in Islamabad on Saturday and asked to convey to the Government of India that such serious matters could not be addressed with simplistic explanations as offered by the Indian authorities.

The Charge d’ Affaires was further told that Pakistan expects satisfactory response to and clarification of several fundamental questions regarding security protocols and technical safeguards against accidental or unauthorized launch of missiles in a nuclearized environment.

Source: Radio Pakistan