Terming as 'unfair and misplaced'the criticism in India against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for reaching an accord with him to set up a joint mechanism to deal with terrorism, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday (Oct 11, 2006) said back-channel talks were on between the two countries to resolve the Kashmir issue. 

"Details of the efforts to solve the Kashmir issue would be made public when an agreement is arrived at," he said. 

At an 'Iftar' party he hosted for editors of newspapers here, Musharraf referred to criticism against Singh in India for reaching the agreement in the Havana meeting with him and said it was the for first time the two countries reached an understanding on sharing intelligence. 

He said, "The contours of the joint mechanism to combat terrorism were yet to be worked out and if anyone is criticising it in India, it will be an unfair criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh." 

 "It (joint mechanism) is only one line in the agreement. We are yet to finalise the modalities of this institutional arrangement. We must co-operate against any terrorist act,whether it is in India or Pakistan, and we must have a mechanism for this. The criticism is misplaced. It is just co-operation," he said.