ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has dismissed as provocative, unfounded and unfortunate the recent statements by the Indian military leadership, particularly its army chief, accusing the Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence of supporting terrorism.

`Rather than hurling such baseless accusations, India would be well advised to respond positively to Pakistan`s suggestion for holding joint or impartial investigation into the LoC incidents, preferably by the United Nations,` he said on Friday.

Gen Kayani said Pakistan was also concerned about the continued violations of the Line of Control. The ceasefire was proposed by Pakistan and agreed to by the two countries in 2003.

He said the Pakistan Army was exercising restraint but it should in no way be used as a pretext for levelling such baseless allegations which vitiated the prospects of regional peace.

In an interview with Times of India published on Thursday, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh said the Pakistan Army and the ISI needed to be made `accountable` and forced to rein in their continuing agenda of supporting `Jihadi factories` churning out terrorists to wage a covert war against India.

`For peace to return to this region, which is imperative, the Pakistan Army has to be made accountable. `They must desist from supporting terrorists who are doubleedged weapons and could well inflict serious injuries on them,` he said.

A Pakistani military official told Dawn that India had committed 308 LoC violations since January, but Pakistan deliberately avoided playing it up in the interest of peace.