Islamabad: Concerned over emerging Indo-US defence cooperation, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has hoped that Washington would not take any measures to hurt Islamabad's interests.

Replying to questions about the ongoing US-India Naval exercises, Musharraf said he was confident Washington would not take any measures that might hurt Pakistan's interests.

"We are sensitive over any country's defence cooperation with India," he told Pakistan-based reporters from Arab countries on October 10, ahead of his visit to Malaysia to attend the Organisation of Islamic Conference beginning October 11.

He said he had raised Pakistan's concerns over emerging Indo-US defence cooperation during his talks with US President George W Bush in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session in September.

Referring to his proposal of ceasefire along the line of control, Musharraf said he expected a "positive" response to it from India.

"You can't clap with one hand. India has to be positive about this," he said and claimed Islamabad had proposed many measures to normalise relations between the two countries.

PTI