FaujHistorian said:
Independent third party!
peace
I laughed at your statement. This is what India will never accept.
India is a very cheap country. It just wants to gain cheap propaganda points on Pakistan. If an independent third party is allowed as suggested by Pakistan, then this balloon would have burst.
If Pakistan had done it as Indians have been hysterical about it, Pakistan would not have offered a UN solution. All of this is a deliberate attempt to malign Pakistan.
There are certain actions to be take BEFORE handing over the dead bodies to either side
and then
There are certain actions to be taken AFTER exchanging the dead bodies.
Pakistani side didn't follow the protocol I guess in this case. So far I don't have a confirmation from sources so what I say is just a guesstimate.
BEFORE:
1. Pakistan should have prepared the bodies as per Hindu tradition (with a Hindu priest present).
2. With permission from Hindu priest on site, made the video showing whatever wounds or marks were present
3. Then put the body in a well made coffin and wrapped it in Indian flag
4. Then handed it over to the Indian flag officer.
However I think this protocol was not followed and this gave Indians a chance to create the hysteria in the media.
Please note this is not the first time Indians have accused dead body mutilation. So Pakistan should have added one more step.
5. Have one of the UN observer (who are already there in Kashmir on both sides), present during step 1 and 2.
We live in strange times. And both Indian and Pakistani armies have lost some of its old school officers who would not stoop so low as to drag mutilated bodies of their dead soldiers into media from the get go.
This is serious serious serious serious serious ( I say in 5 times) allegation by Indians.
Indian army should have contacted the highest person in Pakistani chain of command aka Gen. Kiyani first and discussed with him the issue. If Kiyani had refused to listen and investigate, then they should have raised it with Pakistani foreign ministry. If Pakistani foreign ministry had not listened, only then they should have gone public with BOTH pakistani and Indian newspaper with clear evidence of postmortem report.
I see General Musharraf crying inside for Pakistani army being accused of such a heinous crime. He is a soldier first and politician second. He would not tolerate such behavior under his command and obviously react furiously when such accusations are made in an Indian public forum.
I again appeal to the posters on this forum. Please do not drag the bodies of our dead soldiers. For us Pakistanis an Indian soldier who is POW, or injured, or deceased is out of action and thus no longer an active enemy and instead son of our soil. And thus to be accorded with highest level of respect and care. If he is a POW I expect him to be treated according to our traditions (that surpass Geneva convention) and all Pakistani soldiers of rank lower than him to salute him, and I expect him to salute all Pakistani soldiers who are senior to him.
Please keep the decorum of the army alive, and do not delve into this tamasha just for one-upmanship in this self-destructive India-Pakistan hate cycle.
You civilians have to realize and learn how to treat the body and name of a dead soldier.
peace