Wednesday, September 14 2005 10:10 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New York: A hitherto undisclosed assurance by President Pervez Musharraf that he would take tough action within a month against groups based in Pakistan, which were fomenting violence in Jammu and Kashmir, would figure in the discussions between him and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today (Sept 14, 2005).

The assurance was conveyed personally by the Pakistani leader when he spoke to Singh on July 19, sources here said.

The Indian side acknowledges that the level of infiltration from across the Line of Control (LOC) has come down since the assurance but the violence has not shown any decline.

Singh, who has invited Musharraf to dinner today, is expected to review the progress in Indo-Pak peace process with him.

The topics will include the level of violence in Kashmir, the infiltration as well as continuing existence of terrorist infrastructure on the Pakistani soil.

More specific issues like Siachen and Sir Creek will also get mentioned, the sources said, adding that technical ground work had to be done before these two issues are settled.