Kupwara, Aug. 3 -- Indian authorities on Saturday repatriated the body of a Pakistani national to officials from Pakistan at the Teetwal Crossing Point in north Kashmir's Karnah sector.

The body was handed over at 6:00 PM under strict security and full administrative oversight.

The deceased had initially remained unidentified after his body was recovered on July 20 from the banks of the Kishanganga River near Government Higher Secondary School, Keran. After conducting necessary legal formalities under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the body was buried by the local Auqaf Committee, as no claimants had come forward.

Later in July, Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) formally communicat...