Describing Jamaat-ud-Dawaa (JuD), the front face of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a philanthropic organisation, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Friday said that his country has banned all militant outfits.

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Talking to reporters in Bangalore, Basit asserted that Pakistan is itself a victim of terrorism that it is committed not to allow its territory to be used for any militant activity against any other country.

"JuD is philanthropist organisation. We are keeping a watch on it. Pakistan is committed not to allow its territory for any terror activity," Basit said while responding to a question about JuD, which is run by 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed.

"I cannot share what dossiers India had shared on the Mumbai attack. As far as the trial is concerned, we have arrested 6 people and the case is currently in the court. Hope India cooperates with us to expedite matter," he added.

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Responding to a question about Pakistan's nuclear weapon Basit claimed that Islamabad never wanted to go nuclear and that it was India which started the nuclear race in the region. "Ours is a legitimate security requirement," he added.

Basit's statement over JuD comes just days after country's former President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf punctured Islamabad's war on terror claims, saying terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba were trained by Pakistan to carry out attacks against India in Kashmir.

"We introduced 'religious militancy' to flush out Soviets. We brought Mujahideens from all over the world. We trained Taliban, gave them weapon and sent them for war and they (militants) were our heroes. Osama bin Laden and Haqqani were our heroes," Musharraf had said during an interview with a Pakistani TV channel.

"We gave Lashkar terrorist a heroic welcome. We trained and supported them. They were our heroes. They fought very well in Kashmir," Musharraf had said.