Allegations suggest that Indian jail and police officials have cremated the bodies of deceased Pakistani prisoners and fishermen without notifying Pakistan’s government or the inmates’ families. This practice directly violates standard bilateral consular protocols, which mandate that the remains of these individuals must be returned to Pakistan for traditional burial. The vast majority of Pakistani prisoners are Muslim and cremation contradicts both standard diplomatic practice and Islamic burial traditions. When a Pakistani citizen dies in custody in India, official international and domestic protocols require that the body be subjected to the necessary legal formalities, undergo a hospital post-mortem examination and ultimately be repatriated to Pakistan through diplomatic channels.

By cremating bodies inside Indian jails, India is committing what is described as the worst........

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