Accidental missile firing by India could have led to war, says Pakistan FM

Speaking on the noconfidence motion against the Imran Khan government Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday raised the issue of the accidental misfire of a misile from India into Pakistan in early March saying that the accidental firing of the missile could have escalated into a fullfledged war between the two nuclear countriesThe Foreign Minister was speaking after the House resumed its proceedings on the noconfidence motion at around 230 pm local time following an adjournment of the session in the morning after a ruckus in the HouseThey said that it was an accidental fire I have written to the President of the Security Council and I have written to the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations that accidental fire could have led to an accidental war between two neigbours who are atomic powers Qureshi said adding that the reaction time is not hours its just minutes Its such a dangerous game that India has playedReferring to India Qureshi said Where are the protocols where was the selfdestructing system That missile was capable of carrying a nuclear warheadThe Pakistani authorities had earlier demanded that the world community asks India to ensure that its military equipment is safeDiverting from the issue of the noconfidence Qureshi talked about the IndiaPakistan relations holding the RSS and the Hindutva ideology responsible for the lack of dialogueWhen have we rejected dialogue My Prime Minister says take one step towards peace I will take two but the Hindutva mindset that has come there the RSS mentality that Delhi is occupied with they dont want dialogue Qureshi saidFurther talking about the Kashmir issue Qureshi said that India seeks to keep Kashmiris boundedEarlier in his speech Qureshi primarily had talked about the foreign conspiracy to topple the Imran Khan government alleging that the US had categorrically told Pakistan not to go forward with the Moscow visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan He also conceded that today Saturday is probably his last day as the Foreign Minister of PakistanEarlier today the session of the National Assembly was adjourned as the Opposition continued to chant slogans pressing for the taking up of the noconfidence motion while Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was speaking in the National Assembly local media reportedIn an apparent move seen as part of the strategy of the ruling Pakistan TehrikeInsaf PTI to delay the proceedings Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser while chairing the Saturday session to take up the noconfidence motion against the Prime Minister Imran Khanled government said that the House should also hold a discussion on the issue of international conspiracyThe Speakers suggestion was met with strong protest by the Opposition members who asked the Chair to stick to the mandate of the session spelt out by the Supreme CourtPakistans Supreme Court in a historic judgement on Thursday had called for the convening of the session of the National Assembly not later than 1030 am on Saturday after setting aside the April 3 ruling of the Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri against the noconfidence motion on Constitutional groundsDeclaring the ruling of the Deputy Speaker to be contrary to the Constitution and the law and of no legal effect the Court set aside all the subsequent steps taken including the dissolution of the National Assembly while also restoring Prime Minister Imran Khan and all the Federal Ministers to their respective positions as of April 3The court also fixed the Saturday session with the conditions that the session cannot be prorogued unless the motion is voted upon and in case Imran Khan loses the notrust vote the next PM has to be elected in the same session This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever