Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani ordered an inquiry on Friday into video clips posted on internet that show men in soldiers' uniforms torturing men in civilian dress.

"The footage is grainy and shows no time stamps, and part of the army inquiry's mission is to determine whether those shown in uniform were actually soldiers, " Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's statement said.

Kayani's statement on Friday said that an inquiry board would be set up headed by a Major General and two to three senior officers who have experience investigating such unidentified reports and incidents.