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Nesirky clarified that the "media guidance" was prepared
by the UN Secretariat and only distributed by the UN
spokeperson's office. Haq, however, has been slammed by the
Indian media for his role in the passage of controversial
e-mail.
Nesirky singled out a leading business daily from Delhi
which ran a story "Pakistan man concocted UN Secretary
General's J&K remark" and said he had written to its Editor
pointing out that the media guidance was "not prepared or
concocted in his office" but instead reiterated that it had
come from the UN Secretariat.
"I reject absolutely any insinuation in this direction,"
the spokesperson said. "Its just plain wrong and it is
offensive."
Nesirky, however, did not offer any comment when asked by
a Western correspondent about the role of Ban's chief of staff
and former Indian diplomat, Vijay Nambiar, in the issuing of
the original remarks and its later withdrawal.
"No I can't (comment)," he said, even as Western
correspondents have quoted sources as saying that Nambiar had
approved the statement before it went out in July.
New Delhi has taken offence to both parts of the
statement -- the first, which calls for exercise of restraint
in Kashmir and the second that touches on India-Pakistan peace
negotiations.
The Indian government has asserted that these remarks
have been seized upon by separatists and Pakistan to back
their cause.
For instance, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood
Qureshi, this week, cited Ban's remarks as reflecting the
"collective concern of the international community at the
human rights violations" in northernmost Indian state of Jammu
and Kashmir state.
The Indian sides also insisted that the remarks were made
in complete disregard to the Indian position that the
composite dialogue can only be renewed after Pakistan
prosecutes the terrorists who were responsible for the 26/11
attacks in Mumbai. PTI