Even though Pakistan’s envoy to India Abdul Basit calls Jamaat-ud-Dawaa (JuD), the front face of terror outfit lashkar-e-Tayyeba (leT), a philanthropic organisation, he says Pakistan is committed not to allow its territory to be used for any militant activity against any other country.

Addressing a Press meet organised by the Press Club of Bengaluru on Friday, the media savvy Abdul Basit said Pakistan is itself a victim of terrorism and it is committed not to allow its territory to be used for any militant activity against any other country.

However, describing Jamaat-ud-Dawaa (JuD) as a philanthropic organisation, the Pakistan High Commissioner on Friday said that his country has banned all militant outfits.

“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 six people and the case is currently in the court. Hope, India cooperates with us to expedite matter,” he added.

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 was in Bengaluru on a four-day visit interacting with cross section of organisations and people on various issues, clarifying his country’s stand on many issues, which include K word.

He also downplayed former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s assertion that Islamabad nurtured terrorism and said that one should not be stuck in the past.