Delhi sends 'gift' of more bodies

"We have called upon the Indian authorities to thoroughly investigate the causes leading to the deaths of these unfortunate Pakistani prisoners held in India," Sadiq said.

"We have also asked the Indian government to ensure humane treatment of Pakistani prisoners held in their jails, provision of updated information on Pakistani prisoners and consular access, and early repatriation of specially those Pakistani prisoners who have completed their sentences," he said.

He said those demands were well within the international human rights norms and had been agreed by the two governments in the recently signed Consular Access Agreement.

"We hope that the Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners will take cognizance of the matter during its forthcoming visit to India for meeting Pakistani prisoners held in India," he said.