NEW DELHI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - India said on Wednesday it had registered a strong protest with Pakistan against a break-in at the house of its envoy in Islamabad.

A statement from the Indian foreign ministry said the incident had occurred on the night of Nov. 12 but did not elaborate.

"A strong protest has been lodged with the government of Pakistan in Islamabad and with the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi," it said.

Nuclear-armed Pakistan is witnessing some of its worst political turmoil in years and President Pervez Musharraf imposed a state of emergency this month saying it was necessary to hold fair elections.

Relations between India and Pakistan, old rivals who have fought three wars, have vastly improved since they launched peace talks in 2004 to try to resolve a range of disputes, including the thorny territorial tangle over Kashmir.

In the past, each country has accused the other of harassing its diplomats. They have also carried out tit-for-tat expulsions of embassy officials after accusing them of spying. (Reporting by Y.P. Rajesh, editing by Roger Crabb)

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