After 25 Years, Pak Army Admits Role in Kargil War for the First Time

New Delhi: After 25 years, the Pakistani Army has, for the first time, openly acknowledged its involvement in the 1999 Kargil War. At some point of an event marking the neighboring u . s .’s Defence Day, Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, stated that a few soldiers lost their lives while battling in the wars of 1965, 1971, and in Kargil in 1999. Notably, the Pak army has never accepted its direct involvement in the Kargil War, claiming that it became the work of “mujahideen or freedom warring parties”

Addressing the gathering the Pak Army Chief said, “Be it 1948, 1965, 1971, or the Kargil war of 1999, thousands of soldiers have sacrificed their lives for Pakistan and Islam.”

Kargil War

In 1999, Pakistan suffered a heavy blow in a conflict that involved India regaining command over the territories infiltrated by insurgents along the Indian side of the Line of Control in the Kargil region, notably Tiger Hill. This fierce three-month-long battle occurred in Ladakh. Additionally, Bill Clinton, who became then the U. S. President, passionately appealed to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to order the defense force to withdraw from the Kargil sector.

Kargil War: India’s Stand

India has always been clear in its stand that Pakistan’s defense force move in Kargil became a calculated try and beef up its grip over Kashmir. Clear and indisputable evidence akin to captured uniforms and paperwork, now no longer to mention weaponry, all belonging to Pakistani soldiers, confirms their involvement in the conflict. Post-battle, the Indian Army became left with the unhappy task of burying a few fallen Pakistani soldiers in the very region of Kargil they fought over.

Kargil Vijay Diwas

‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ is being celebrated in India each year on July 26 to mark the triumph over Pakistan in the war. Additionally it truly is a protracted way celebrated to be aware the supreme sacrifice of India Army soldiers who give their lives safeguarding the u . s .. 545 jawans laid down their lives battling the Pak intruders.

In a show of denial, the Pakistani defense force refrained from reclaiming the bodies of their soldiers fallen throughout the Kargil conflict. Behind closed doors, the federal government appealed for the repatriation of the remains to be of their officers who tragically perished in the identical warfare.