Pakistan Monday rejected a reported statement by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that " half-hearted" efforts by Pakistan to check terrorist activities will not suffice and it has to "totally dismantle" the terror infrastructure.

"The Indian prime minister's statement about cross-border activities and the presence of infrastructure of terrorism anywhere in Pakistan or territories are fabricated and false," Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Naeem Khan said at

the weekly press briefing.

"The leadership of the two countries is committed to carrying forward the peace process in the interest of resolving disputes especially the Kashmir issue for durable peace in the region," he noted.

Pakistan, the spokesman said, always favors that Kashmiris are important party to the peace process and they have to be included in the dialogue at some stage.

Addressing the nation on India's Independence Day, Singh called on Pakistan to end all support for militants in Kashmir. "The government of Pakistan has put some checks on the activities of terrorists from its soil. However, it is not possible to achieve success through half-hearted efforts," Singh said.

"It is necessary that the entire infrastructure of terrorism is totally dismantled," Singh added.

When answering a question about the parliamentary elections to be held in September in Afghanistan, the spokesman said Pakistan has decided to deploy 4,000 additional troops along its western border to facilitate holding of elections in a peaceful atmosphere in Afghanistan.

He said Pakistan has already deployed highest level of troops there and that "it will do whatever possible to assist the Afghan government in holding elections peacefully".

Referring to the issue of Iran's nuclear program, the spokesman said Pakistan is encouraging Iran and the European Union to go for peaceful settlement of the problem.

He said Pakistan is against use of force as it will destabilize the region.

Source: Xinhua