India on Monday stated that it wanted to focus on its own court of inquiry into the accidental firing of a missile into Pakistan to thoroughly probe the mishap amid China‘s support to Islamabad‘s demand for a bilateral dialogue and joint probe into the incident.
ET has learnt that as India has launched its own court of inquiry to get to bottom of the incident it is unlikely to engage in a joint probe. Sources indicated that the government is focussed on its own probe to establish the correct facts. On Sunday, the Cabinet Committee on Security, led by the PM, discussed the matter and the country’s security preparedness.
Islamabad’s all-weather friend China on Monday backed its ally and said India and Pakistan should hold a dialogue as soon as possible and launch a “thorough investigation” into the “accidental firing” of a missile from India which landed in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, during a media briefing in Beijing, said Pakistan and India are important countries in South Asia and share the responsibility to uphold regional security and stability.
When asked about China’s response on the “accidental firing” of the Indian missile, he said: “We have noted the relevant information. We called on relevant countries to have dialogue and communication as soon as possible and launch a thorough investigation into this incident, strengthen information sharing and establish a notification mechanism in time to ensure no recurrence of such incidents and prevent miscalculation.”
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