Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a statement in Parliament on Tuesday over the recent accidental firing of a missile which landed in Pakistan's Punjab province.
On Friday, the Indian government said it accidentally fired a missile two days back that landed in Pakistan and that the "deeply regrettable" incident was caused by a technical malfunction in the course of its routine maintenance.
The defence ministry said that the government has taken a serious view of the incident and ordered a 'Court of Enquiry' into it, a day after Pakistan said a high-speed projectile launched from India entered its airspace and fell near Mian Channu in Khanewal district of the Punjab province.
Pakistan has demanded a joint-probe into the incident, saying it was not satisfied with India's "simplistic explanation" on the "accidental firing" of the missile.
The Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) also summoned the Indian Charge d'Affaires and registered its protest over the "unprovoked" violation of its airspace and said that such "irresponsible incidents" reflected India's "disregard" for air safety.
Though the statement by India's defence ministry did not specify the name of the missile, the description given by the Pakistan military indicated that it could be a Brahmos missile.
Meanwhile, China on Monday said India and Pakistan should hold dialogue as soon as possible and launch a "thorough" investigation into the accidental firing of the missile.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said both Pakistan and India are important countries in South Asia and they share the responsibility to uphold regional security and stability.
With PTI inputs
