"Saying it was an accident is not enough." Pakistan's Foreign Minister locked horns with Rajnath Singh right after he briefed Parliament on the missile that landed in Pakistan...
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00:00This incident is related to the release of an unknown missile during the inspection.
00:06The government has taken this incident very seriously
00:10and has also ordered for a thorough, high-level investigation.
00:15The investigation that India has said that we will do,
00:20one-sided investigation is not enough.
00:23To say that an accident happened is not enough.
00:30On 9th March, 2022, the Government of India announced the release of an unknown missile.
00:35This incident is related to the release of an unknown missile during the inspection.
00:40The government has taken this incident very seriously and has also ordered for a thorough, high-level investigation.
00:45The investigation that India has said that we will do,
00:49one-sided investigation is not enough.
00:52On 9th March, 2022, the Government of India announced the release of an unknown missile.
00:59This incident is related to the release of an unknown missile during the inspection.
01:05During the routine maintenance and inspection of the missile unit,
01:09at around 7 in the evening, only one missile was released.
01:14India must explain the measures and procedures in place
01:20to prevent accidental missile launches
01:25and the particular circumstances of this incident.
01:45Why did India fail to inform Pakistan immediately about accidental launch of the missile
01:54and waited to acknowledge until Pakistan announced the incident and sought clarification?
02:05Are Indian missiles kept primed for launch even under routine maintenance?
02:14This is very serious.
02:16I would like to inform the government that the government has taken this incident very seriously
02:22and has also ordered for a thorough, high-level investigation.
02:28The exact cause of the incident will be known after the investigation.
02:33The investigation that India has said that we will do,
02:37one-sided investigation is not enough.
02:41Its effects could not only affect this area but could also affect the whole world.
02:51I would also like to say that during this incident,
02:55standard operating procedures are also being inspected for operations, maintenance and inspection.
03:02We give utmost priority to the safety and security of our weapon system.
03:08In this regard, if any kind of failure is found, it will be immediately eliminated.
03:14India needs to clearly explain the type and specifications of the missile that fell in Pakistani territory.
03:25India also needs to explain the flight path of the accidentally launched missile
03:34and how it ultimately turned and entered into Pakistan.
03:40Was the missile equipped with a self-destruct mechanism?
03:47Why did it fail to actualize?
04:10Don't forget that this is a missile that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
04:28It is not enough to say that there was an accident.