ISLAMABAD, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Thursday welcomed Indian prime minister's reiteration to hold dialogue with Pakistan on all issues including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his visit to Indian-controlled Kashmir expressed his readiness to discuss with Pakistan on all the issues.

    A Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman said that this was a welcome step and is in line with the understanding reached at Sharm-El Sheikh Summit in Egypt between Pakistan and India few months ago.

    The spokesman said the two countries had agreed at Sharm-El Sheikh that the dialogue process was the only way forward.

    "We have always said that Pakistan and India should not allow terrorists and militants to define and drive the agenda on issues of peace, security and stability in South Asia," the Pakistani spokesman said.

    The Composite Dialogue process offers hopes for a meaningful engagement to address these issues and most notably the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, he said.

    The spokesman said in a statement that Pakistan will not be found wanting in sincere efforts to promote regional peace and stability and to make the peace process irreversible.