The remarks, which were widely reported in the media, evoked considerable controversy in Pakistan and India.

According to a report, Naik is being summoned to the Prime Minister's house sometime today to explain his position on the Kargil diplomacy as his statements have created confusion. The meeting is expected to take place in the presence of representatives from the armed forces and other departments.

Naik, meanwhile, has disowned the remarks and termed the news report as baseless and concocted. The journalist of the daily Jung, Shahid Jatoi, who reported the remarks, however, insisted on the authenticity of the report.

Jung quoting Naik had said Kargil upset the calculations of Primeministers of India and Pakistan as there was no coordination between the armed forces and the civilian leadership in Pakistan.

Naik said he would not have reacted to the baseless report but for the fact that it was causing serious misunderstandings and controversies and had undermined his credentials.

The Jung reporter said that on September 13, he called up Naik at a hotel in Karachi at midnight and had referred the report to him, which according to the reporter was very sensitive. Naik replied ``Yes I know.'' The reporter insisted that he then asked Naik if he had the time to listen to the report which was going to the press. Naik replied ``at the moment I am going to sleep and I shall read it in the paper tomorrow''.

The reporter then asked him if he could spare time for an interview with the daily Jung forum, to which Naik replied ``I do not believe in interviews. Whatever I had to say I have said''. Then he is supposed to have banged the phone.

A senior official of the Pakistanarmy has already denied the remarks attributed to Naik saying the army does not meddle in politics and all its actions are on the orders of the elected civilian government.