Pakistan Summons Indian Envoy Over Alleged Airspace Violation, Cautions New Delhi And Demands Inquiry

At roughly 6:50 p.m. on the same day, the object crashed on the ground near Mian Chunnu city in Pakistan's Punjab region, inflicting damage to civilian property.

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New Delhi: Pakistan summoned India's Charge d'Affaires here and expressed its extreme displeasure with the alleged unprovoked breach of its airspace by an Indian-origin supersonic flying object, and demanded a full and transparent inquiry into the event.

The Indian diplomat was informed on Thursday night of an alleged breach of its airspace by an Indian-origin supersonic flying object that entered Pakistan from Suratgarh' in India at 6:43 PM (local time) on March 9, according to a statement published after midnight by Pakistan's Foreign Office, news agency PTI reported.

At roughly 6:50 p.m. on the same day, the object crashed on the ground near Mian Chunnu city in Pakistan's Punjab region, inflicting damage to civilian property.

"The Indian diplomat was conveyed that the imprudent launch of the flying object not only caused damage to civilian property but also put at risk human lives on the ground," the Foreign Office (FO) was quoted by PTI in its report.

Furthermore, the flying object's flight path jeopardised multiple domestic/international planes within Pakistani airspace, potentially resulting in a major aviation accident as well as civilian casualties, according to the report.

The Indian side had no quick response.

According to the FO, the Indian Cd'A was directed to communicate to the Government of India Pakistan's strong disapproval of this flagrant breach of Pakistani airspace in violation of established international conventions and aviation safety regulations.

Pakistan has also requested that India conduct a comprehensive and transparent inquiry into the event, the results of which must be shared with it.

"Moreover, the Government of India is cautioned to be mindful of the unpleasant consequences of such negligence and take effective measures to avoid the recurrence of such violations in future," the FO said.

(With PTI Inputs)