India, March 19 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday responded to the remarks made by US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard flagging Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme.

On Gabbard saying that Pakistan had been "researching and developing" missiles, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted Islamabad's history of "nuclear proliferation."

"As far as Pakistan is concerned, they have a history. They have a history of clandestine nuclear nonproliferation." the MEA spokesperson said.

Jaiswal added that statements made by Gabbard "make it clear what kind of threat they (Pakistan) pose to the world because of their clandestine nuclear operations."

Gabbard, while speaking at a Senate intelligence hearing on worldwi...