Pakistan has confirmed that the plot behind the deadly November terror attacks on India's financial capital was partly hatched in Pakistan.
"The incident happened in India and part of the conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan," Interior Ministery Chief Rehman Malik said on Thursday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
It was the first time that a senior official has acknowledged that the plot may have been originated from Pakistan.
On November 26 last year, a group of ten gunmen went on a shooting rampage in more than 10 sites across Mumbai, killing 165 people.
Authorities in New Delhi were quick to point a finger at Islamabad, blaming the attack on a banned Pakistan-based group called Lashkar-eTaib.a (LeT), alleging that Pakistan's intelligence agency (ISI) has also been involved in the incident.
Islamabad, on the other hand, has denied any involvement in the terror attacks, blaming 'non-state actors' for the rampage.
Pakistan has lodged a "first information report" with police in Islamabad and a special investigation unit had been tasked to probe the incident.
Six people have been arrested in connection with the attacks following an investigation on the basis of information provided by India, Malik added.
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