NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (DNA) – Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has officially responded to the controversial statement regarding Mumbai Attacks by former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif  .

She on Sunday dubbed as a ‘serious disclosure’ Pakistan’s ousted PM Nawaz Sharif publicly acknowledging that terrorist organisations were active in his country. Sharif also questioned Pakistan’s policy to allow the “non-state actors” to cross the border and “kill” people in Mumbai, according to a media report.

Sitharaman also said that it proved India ‘s position that the handlers of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack were in Pakistan. “Well, it is very serious disclosure. India’s position has been that the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attack operated from Pakistan. We strongly believe that the handlers of the attack were in Pakistan. It (Sharif’s remarks) only proves that India ‘s stand has been right all the way,” she said at a press conference, in response to a query.