Pakistan denies India army report (no crossing border for quake aid)

[MaineDem]

Pakistan has flatly denied that Indian troops crossed the de facto border in the disputed territory of Kashmir to help the earthquake relief effort.

The Indian army says its troops have twice crossed the Line of Control at the invitation of Pakistani soldiers.

Correspondents say images of Indian troops helping on the Pakistani side would be embarrassing to the authorities in Pakistan.

Both sides claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory.

A Pakistani army spokesman told the BBC that reports of Indian troops helping Pakistani troops rebuild their bunkers were "unimaginable" and "purely fabricated".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4337696.stm