—– Pakistan tells India to explain and reassure world about
its command and control mechanisms
—– On 9 March 2022, India accidentally fired a BrahMos Missile into Pakistan’s
territory
—– New Delhi asked to share findings of its internal investigations of a recent dangerous incident
—– Islamabad reminds the missile endangered lives, regional peace
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan once again asked India to explain and reassure the world about its command and control mech-anisms about the safety of its nuclear program, its nuclear weapons and its missile delivery system, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Thursday.
According MoFA press release, that Pakistan have asked India to first of all share the findings of its internal investiga-tions of this dangerous incident that endangered the lives and that endangered peace in the region.
The foreign office spokesperson further stated that they have also asked India to agree to a joint investigation to un-derstand the circumstances under which this incident took place.
Pakistan have also called upon the international community to hold India to account on this very dangerous incident. India must explain and reassure the world about its command and control mechanisms about the safety of its nuclear program, its nuclear weapons and its missile delivery system , and the world need to realize importance of the nuclear.
The BrahMos missile — a nuclear-capable, land-attack cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India — was fired on March 9, prompting Pakistan to seek answers from New Delhi on the safety mechanisms in place to prevent acci-dental launches.
Following Pakistan’s demand, the Indian Air Force had said the government had sacked three officers for accidentally firing a missile into Pakistan in March.
Military experts have in the past warned of the risk of accidents or miscalculations by the neighbours, which have fought three wars and engaged in numerous smaller armed clashes.
According to the US-based Arms Control Association, the BrahMos missile’s range is between 300 km (186 miles) and 500 km (310 miles), making it capable of hitting Islamabad from a northern Indian launch pad. After the incident was reported, the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) had summoned the Indian envoy to register a pro-test over the unprovoked violation of its airspace, saying such “irresponsible incidents” reflected the neighbouring country’s “disregard for air safety and callousness towards regional peace and stability”.
