India Has Accidentally Fired Missile Into Pakistan, Incident to Be Investigated - MoD

On Thursday, Pakistan announced that it downed an Indian supersonic surface-to-surface missile which fell inside Pakistani territory near Mian Channu and damaged some civilian property.

India said on Friday that it had accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance.

"On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile", the government said in a statement. "It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan."

The Indian Ministry of Defence said that the incident is "deeply regrettable", adding that "it is a matter of relief that there has been no loss of life due to the accident".

A "high-level" investigation has been ordered into the accident, according to the ministry.

The statement by the Indian government comes after the Pakistani armed forces said it downed a "supersonic surface-to-surface missile" attributed to India.

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said it had summoned India's charge d'affaires in Islamabad and strongly protested the unprovoked violation of its airspace.