Islamabad: Suggesting that India was giving contradictory signals on resolving the Kashmir issue, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said this had left him "confused".

"On one side I am hopeful, while on the other Indians are giving negative signals. I am confused," he said in a wide-ranging interview to English daily 'The News'.

On talks, he said Indians looked serious in solving the Kashmir problem but in public "they do not speak with the same mind". The President said that he told about it to External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh when he called on him recently.

Musharraf went on to add "then I have my doubts they are playing tricks. I think they are moulding their public opinion gradually. There is a new Government in India, and one should give it a chance."

Describing Kashmir as a "flashpoint", he said public in India was for peace and once the issue was resolved "rest will fall in line".

He also said that he would be meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September. "There are some feelers from there (India) and I would meet him, certainly," he said. Both the leaders are expected to be in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Musharraf said that although no result was achieved in the Pak-India talks on Siachen and Sir Creek, there was no breakdown as the two sides had met for the first time.

"The Sir Creek issue has an impact on our economic zone. There is no end of dialogue, talks are going on," he said.

On Siachen, the world's highest glacier, he claimed "it is India which is suffering the most as its soldiers were perched on the icy heights" and "if they want to continue to sit there let them sit there licking their wounds."

During the course of the lengthy interview, Musharraf also said militant groups in Pakistan will be "packed up" after the resolution of Kashmir issue.

"God blessing, if we find a solution on Kashmir with India, all Jehadi organisations have to pack up," he said while elaborating on his Government's crackdown on terrorist groups.

Musharraf said deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's recent comments on Kargil, in which he is reported to have said that military operation was held without his knowledge, were "shameful".

"It is sad that an ex-PM said that Pakistan suffered a lot. Nawaz Sharif knows he is spitting lies, it is so sad.

It is quite opposite, as everything is documented," Musharraf told the daily.

The Pakistani President also referred the example of Indian Army court marshalling its personnel involved in fake encounters, while referring to his attempts to crackdown on the Pakistan military personnel with links to the terrorist groups.