Pakistan warns India of ‘unpleasant consequences’ if it violates its airspace
FO summons Indian envoy: Asks him to explain presence of Indian flying object in Pak territory: Says such irresponsible incidents betray India’s disregard for air safety and callousness towards regional peace
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Pakistan has summoned Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad and registered its strong protest over space violation of its territory issuing warning that the Indian government must keep it in mind that such irresponsible negligence might result in unpleasant consequences, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.
The Pakistan Foreign Office reminded the Indian envoy that his government should take effective steps to avoid such violations in future, while stating that such irresponsible incidents betrayed India’s disregard for air safety and callousness towards regional peace and stability.
According to the FO press release, the Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of India in Islamabad was summoned to the Foreign Office and conveyed Pakistan’s strong protest over the unprovoked violation of its airspace by an Indian origin ‘super-sonic flying object’ which entered into Pakistan from ‘Suratgarh’ India at 1843 hrs. (PST) on 9 March 2022 and fell to the ground near Mian Chunnu city in Pakistan at around 1850 hrs the same day causing 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. Besides, the flight path of the flying object endangered several domestic/international flights within Pakistani airspace and could have resulted in a serious aviation accident as well as civilian casualties.
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The Indian envoy was told to convey to the Government of India Pakistan’s strong condemnation of this blatant violation of Pakistani airspace in contravention of the established international norms and Aviation safety protocols. Such irresponsible incidents were also reflective of India’s disregard for air safety and callousness towards regional peace and stability.
Pakistan calls for a thorough and transparent investigation of the incident, the outcome of which must be shared with Pakistan. 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 the future.