A review of the Standard Operating Procedures for “operations, maintenance and inspections” is being conducted in the wake of the accidental firing of a missile which landed in Pakistan last week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday while stating that the government has taken a serious note of it and a formal high–level inquiry has been ordered.
“We attach highest priority to safety and security of our weapon systems. If any shortcoming is found, the same would be immediately rectified,” Mr. Singh said in a statement made in both Houses of Parliament. “The inquiry would determine the exact cause of the said accident.”
