Pakistan on Wednesday advised the United States to refrain from creating an impression of 'divergences' on counter-terrorism and speaking about direct action in Pakistan's tribal areas.

The US government was also cautioned that any unilateral action could undermine and complicate the fight against terrorism.

"Such actions, as we have already stated, will be irresponsible and dangerous," said the Foreign Office Spokesman Mohammad Sadiq.

"For the success of our counter-terrorism efforts, it is important to focus on effective cooperation ... rather than talking about actions that would further complicate our ... efforts to fight al-Qaeda and other terrorists."

The spokesman said that Pakistan and the US remained partners in the international campaign against terrorism.

His remarks come in the wake of US government's doubts expressed

by some circles in the United States about the commitment of the new Pakistan government to the war against terrorism, especially after Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's offer to hold talks with militants who renounce violence.

According to reports in the American media, the US has intensified direct strikes in tribal areas on terrorist targets because of apprehensions that the new government in Islamabad would not allow such attacks.

Sadiq said Pakistan remained deeply concerned about the possibility of any terrorist entity establishing sanctuary or regrouping in the Pakistani territory.

"We are combating terrorism in our own interest. We do not want our efforts to be undermined by any ill-conceived action from any quarter that is inconsistent with principles of international law. Such actions would be deeply resented in the tribal areas and generally in Pakistan," the spokesman said.