OIC Supports Pakistan’s Call for Joint Probe Into ‘accidental’ Firing of Indian Missile
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have endorsed Pakistan’s call for a joint probe to establish the facts surrounding the “accidental” firing of a missile into Pakistan from India earlier this month.
In a resolution adopted Wednesday at the culmination of the two-day OIC Foreign Ministers Summit in the capital Islamabad, the top diplomats expressed “serious” concern over the incident, said a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
New Delhi on March 11 acknowledged that “in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile” on March 9 that landed in the city of Mian Channu in northeastern Punjab province, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Indian border.
Regretting the incident, India said it had ordered an inquiry into what happened.
Pakistan, however, demanded a joint probe into the rare incident.
The foreign ministers urged India to work constructively with Pakistan for enhancing regional security and stability through the settlement of outstanding disputes and positively respond to Pakistan’s proposal for a Strategic Restraint Regime, including measures for arms control, restraint and confidence building.
“The OIC Secretary General has been requested to communicate the resolution to the UN Secretary General and to remain seized of the matter,” the statement concluded.
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