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'Probably A Missile': Pakistan Claims 'Supersonic Flying Object' Launched From India Entered Its Airspace, Crashed
General Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar, chief of Pakistan Army's propaganda wing Inter-Services Public Relations.
The Pakistan Army on Thursday (10 March) claimed that it detected a high-flying projectile that came into its airspace allegedly from India and crashed inside its territory in Punjab province.
The supersonic flying object was "most probably a missile" but was "certainly unarmed," the Pakistani side said.
There was no immediate reaction from India.
"PAF continuously monitored the complete flying path of the object, from its point of origin near Sirsa in India to its point of impact, near Mian Channu," Major General Iftikhar noted, adding, "The projectile travelled 124 kilometres inside Pakistani territory in three minutes and 44 seconds".
“The flight path endangered civilians in both Pakistan and India. India must explain what caused this; this reflects poorly on Indian aviation,” he said, adding that this could have resulted in a major aviation disaster.
With inputs from PTI
