‘Pak got it wrong on Simla Pact, Jan 6’

Meanwhile, in the wake of accusations by Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan — that New Delhi’s emphasis on the Simla agreement had ‘‘logical fallacies’’ — Foreign Secretary Shashank today in turn accused Islamabad of ‘‘erroneous’’ interpretations.

He insisted that Simla was the ‘‘bedrock’’ of bilateral ties, but New Delhi would abide by all ‘‘subsequent agreements and declarations and the January 6 press statement’’ between former PM Vajpayee and President Musharraf.

New Delhi believes that the strong reaction from Pakistan is the brainchild of the country’s foreign secretary Riaz Khokhar.

The Foreign Secretary, said ‘‘suggestions or inferences that there are differences in intent’’ between Simla and the January 6 statement are ‘‘obviously erroneous’’.

Reacting to the Pakistan spokesman’s statement that New Delhi had still not offered new dates for talks on nuclear confidence-building measures or a Foreign Secretary dialogue, officials here said the talks on both counts would be held in June.

‘‘We have laid out a framework for the composite dialogue in the coming months. That process would provide us the opportunity to dicuss all these issues and any apprehensions in detail,’’ said Shashank.

Meanwhile, Kasuri has said if the ‘‘Simla agreement is invoked to find solutions, then we do not have any problem. However if it’s being suggested for the purpose of freezing the Kashmir issue, it will not work or lead to durable peace in South Asia…Our object is to transcend the past by resolving the issue’’.