Musharraf's statement nails Pak lie: MEA

India has said the recent statement of General Pervez Musharraf, admitting that militants were trained in Pakistan to fight in Kashmir while the government turned a blind eye, confirms the veracity of what New Delhi has been repeating over the years.

Reacting to General Musharraf's assertion in an interview to a German publication that militants had been trained in Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs said Islamabad's collusion with militant groups was a 'widely accepted fact'.

"General Musharraf's assertion only confirms the veracity of what we have been repeatedly saying over the years," the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said.

In an interview with German magazine Der Speigel, the former Pakistan president said militant groups were formed to fight in Kashmir because Western countries were 'ignoring the resolution of the Kashmir issue'.

Justifying the training of such groups in Pakistan, Musharraf said Kashmir is the core issue of Pakistan and Western countries such as US and Germany were expected to help resolve it.

While holding that Musharraf's statement was a widely accepted fact, India said this was the reason that a commitment was being sought from Pakistan to disallow terror groups from functioning from its territory.

"This is precisely why India has sought a firm and abiding commitment from Pakistan that it will not allow its territory and territory under its control to be used for the aiding and abetting of terrorist activity directed against India and for providing sanctuary to such terrorist groups," the spokesperson said.