Washington:
America's intelligence chief has told a Senate committee that Pakistan is continuing to use militants in its strategy against India.
"The US has clearly said it is Pakistan's policy to use militants against India," Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence, said during the Annual Threat Assessment meet.
"Islamabad's conviction that militant groups are an important part of its strategic arsenal to counter India's military and economic advantages will continue to limit Pakistan's incentive to pursue an across-the-board effort against extremism," he added.
Blair also stressed that Islamabad maintained relationships with some Taliban-associated groups that supported and conducted operations against US and other allied forces in Afghanistan.