Dubai: Terming as "rubbish" India's assertions that cross-border infiltration continued in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has said it would raise Kashmir issue at an Organisation of Islamic Conference ministerial-level meeting, though it was not part of official business.

Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who was in Abu Dhabi on his way to attend the OIC information ministers' meeting in Cairo, said he would raise the Kashmir issue at the two-day meeting of the 56-nation grouping, beginning on March 10.

He said New Delhi's assertions about Pakistan-backed infiltration of militants into Kashmir were "rubbish", adding India should accept Islamabad's proposal to increase the number of UN observers along the line of control (LoC) in Kashmir to monitor any infiltration, the 'Khaleej Times' reported.

Pakistan, during a UN Security Council debate on Iraq a few days ago, raked up the Kashmir issue to the surprise of the diplomats, asserting that it is Islamabad's policy to raise the matter at every forum, but failed to generate response from the members. Pakistan is a non-permanent member of the 15-member Security Council.

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had spoken to US President George W Bush over telephone on March 4 and conveyed the Indian position that it is willing to resume dialogue with Pakistan on all issues when Islamabad stops cross-border terrorism.

Bush assured him that the US continues to apply pressure on Pakistan on the matter of cross-border terrorism, particularly asking it to ensure that infiltration does not increase as the snows melt.

PTI