Defence Minister Rajnath Singh makes a statement in Rajya Sabha on the "Inadvertent firing of Missile" that landed in Pakistan last week.
India on Friday said that a missile was accidentally fired from a military base and expressed regret that it landed in Pakistan on March 9.
Pakistan Army had said that an Indian projectile had entered the Pakistani airspace and caused some damage to surrounding areas after it fell near a place called Mian Channu in their territory.
The Indian Defence Ministry said that it has ordered a court of enquiry into the incident adding that it was a matter of relief that there was loss of life due to the accidental firing.
"On 9 March 2022, in the course of routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The second part of Budget session of Parliament resumed from Monday, the Rajya Sabha will get 19 hours of additional time for business over the earlier schedule, officials said.
The House will sit from 11 am till 6 pm with a one-hour lunch break during the 19 scheduled sittings, while it sat from 10 am till 3 pm during the first part of the session.