Pakistan has accused India of torturing and killing one its border guards earlier this week in an incident along their border.
Government spokesman General Rashid Qureshi said the soldier was captured after straying into no-man’s land.
Journalists in Islamabad were shown a video of a body that had been mutilated, and were told that the autopsy showed signs of torture.
General Qureshi said the soldier was then shot dead at point-blank range.
The row came as EU leaders issued a fresh appeal to both countries to do more to defuse tensions between them, which have led to a million or so men being deployed along the border.
Torture allegation
The Pakistanis named the soldier as Corporal Maqsood.
They said he had gone into no-man’s land to retrieve some camels.
“It is evident from the condition of the mutilated body that the deceased was subjected to intense torture by burning his skin with cigarette butts, shooting him in the leg and physical beating before he was killed,” said General Qureshi.
He warned that such incidents could “snowball” as it could prove difficult to control the response of the soldiers.
Indian denial
India has denied the torture allegation, saying it is “totally incorrect”.
A defence ministry spokesman said the Pakistani soldier had been killed in an exchange of fire after crossing the border in order to infiltrate Indian territory.
The Indian spokesman said that one of their officers had also been killed in the exchange of fire.
The incident was said to have taken place three days ago along the border between Pakistan’s Punjab proprovince and the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The body of the dead Pakistani soldier was handed back the next day. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_2059000/2059919.stm
Hmmm india having a death wish or something after humiliation at kargil they wish to kill muslims while they are tied down with no weapons but this is typical behaviour of cowards!