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Islamabad: Pakistan on May 9 dismissed speculation in the media that the line of control (LoC) could become a recognised international border between India and Pakistan saying there was no change in its principled stand on Kashmir and called for a third-party mediation to settle it.

"It is not right to suggest that the division of Kashmir is being contemplated," Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali told reporters commenting on media speculation in the backdrop of US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's visit that diplomats are exploring whether LoC could become a recognised international border.

" There is no change in Pakistan's principled stand on Kashmir," he said, adding Pakistanis would be informed ahead of any decision on Kashmir.

Despite Armitage's assertion that US has no roadmap to resolve the issue, he said Pakistan would welcome mediation on Kashmir. "If some country was to play the role of mediator, we are ready for it."

About India's assertion of continuing cross-border infiltration, the Prime Minister referred to the statement made by President Pervez Musharraf in the past reiterating that Pakistan would not allow its soil to be used for any terrorist activities anywhere.

On Indian stand that Kashmir being its integral part, Jamali said it has been their stance in the past and talks were held between the two countries in the past despite India's stand.

PTI