Kargil war: what Pakistan finally got from this war

Pakistani journalist Naseem Zahra’s book “From Kargil to the Cop: Events That Shuk Pakistan” is one of them.

At 20 years of war, BBC correspondent Shumaila Jafri talked about Naseem Zahra’s book and some events mentioned in it.

Nasim Zahra said that initially, Pakistan planned to capture some mountain peaks in India-administered Kashmir and then close the Srinagar-Leh highway.

Closing this road was one of the main strategies of Pakistan because it was the only way that India sent military weapons to the soldiers stationed in Kashmir.

According to Nasim, Pakistani generals planning to attack Kargil thought that the situation would get worse and India would be forced to negotiate on the Kashmir dispute, but how Pakistani soldiers were fighting was not less than the world’s eighth wonder.

She says, “The interesting thing about Kargil is that the Pakistanis can be proud of this and also the misery. How the young soldiers were sent there (Kargil), in the cold of the storm they had reached there and Under the circumstances in which they bravely fought, it is a cause of pride, but the question arises as to why they were sent there? “

Nasim Zahra says that “Pakistan Army initially inflicted huge losses on Indian forces.” The Indian army did not even know what happened, and the Indian general was saying that they (Pakistani soldiers) had them in a few hours or a few days will be thrown out of their terrain. “

According to Nasim Zahra, initially Pakistani troops and fighters got the advantage that they were sitting on the peaks of the mountains and attacking Indian soldiers from above was very easy, but the situation changed later.

However, on these claims of Nasim Zahra, no response was received from the Pakistani military officials.

Nasim Zahra says that when the Indian army gradually realized what had happened, then he brought Bofors guns, which are usually not used in such operation.

“If you ask what has changed the Kargil war, then it is the Bofors gun. Indian soldiers deployed them on the same Srinagar-Leh highway, which Pakistan wanted to close.” Bofors cannons have reduced mountain peaks to small The Indian Air Force was continuously bombarded by bombs and confirmed by both the countries.

Kargil-Siachen issue

Naseem Zahra said that even after descending from the Kargil hills, Pakistan had suffered heavy losses.

“There were no roads or vehicles to return to them, nor were they returning to a friendly atmosphere, it was very difficult to return to the height of 16 to 18 thousand feet of mountains. Many trenches had to be crossed and above The Indians were scared when they got the chance, they took advantage of it and responded fiercely. The war was for a short time, but it was fought fiercely. “

Naseem Zahra says that India used its air force well in Kargil, but Pakistan delayed it. She says how many people were killed in Kargil, it is not clear yet.

“Some people say that three hundred people were killed, some people said it two thousand, but the soldiers of two thousand were probably not there. When I talked to the army people, they said that they were so big People were not killed in number. This was a big mistake. “

Naseem Zahra also says that Kargil’s plan was under consideration for many years, but it was completed in 1999.

“This plan was presented to General Pervez Musharraf in front of Benazir Bhutto and he refused before it was discussed at the time of General Ziaul Haq.”

According to Nasim Zahra, the Kashmir issue was the main reason for the Kargil operation. Also, Siachen’s issue was one of the main reasons.

Naseem Zahra says that the Kargil war was executed by four Pakistani generals.

According to him, the four generals included the then army chief Gen. Parvez Musharraf, Major General Javed Hassan, General Aziz Khan, and General Mehmood Ahmad. The top leader of the army was unaware of this operation.

According to Nasim Zahra, four general men were deployed on the Line of Control. He was passionate about the Kashmir issue. He believes that these four generals had executed it without the formal permission of the elected government for the Kargil war. It was a kind of violation of rules.

In February 1999, between Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an agreement was reached in Lahore, according to which the two countries had shown commitment to initiate a new relationship through negotiation.

‘Become the winner of Kashmir’
According to Nasim Zahra, after the week of crossing the Line of Control troops, during the briefing on 17 May 1999, then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif went about the Kargil operation.

Naseem Zahra says, “At that time Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz understood the situation that some soldiers of our army had crossed the Line of Control. He told the PM about this and said that Prime Minister is talking to India. Were.”

She says, “These things were happening after the Lahore summit.”

But according to Nasim Zahra, initially, Nawaz Sharif had a real belief that the army could have succeeded in resolving the Kashmir issue with this operation.

“Sartaj Aziz explained that the international forces, especially the United Nations will not accept it and the United States will always support India, on which Nawaz Sharif said that not Sartaj Sahib, we have never received Kashmir by the exchange of meetings and files. can do.”

“Then General Aziz Khan told Nawaz Sharif that the Qaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah made Pakistan, now your chance, you become the winner of Kashmir.”

Relationships were getting better but
Nasim Zahra says that the relations between India and Pakistan were getting better, but at the same time, General Pervez Musharraf executed the Kargil war.

“Vajpayee had come to Pakistan and Pakistan had welcomed the prime minister of India, he had come to the talks and it was also going on. Later, General Musharraf requested India to interact several times, to bring India to the negotiating table He had to go to India even through knees. “

Nasim considers them wrong, those who say that this war has benefited Pakistan in the Kashmir issue.

“The facts do not support this fact, according to the facts, it was such a wrong move that Pakistan had to try to resume the process of negotiations for years, even if India had done 1971 and Siachen, the Pakistan of Kargil war The decision was very irresponsible, it harmed the image of Pakistan. “

However, Nasim Zahra believes that no loss or profit is permanent. Countries get an opportunity to review their policies.