nawaz sharif was the prime minister of pakistan during kargil war.
who was the prime minister of pakistan during kargil war?
nawaz sharif
in 1999, general pervez musharraf led the pakistan army to engaged in bitter conflict with indian army in disputed kashmir– an event known as kargil war. over the issue of kargil debacle, admiral bokhari attended multiple meetings with the prime minister nawaz sharif and general musharraf to be brief on the kargil events, and the indian army's counterattacks on the pakistan army soldiers. after attending the last session on kargil with the prime minister sharif, admiral bokhari did not viewed the pakistan army's engagement with indian army as appropriate and lodged a powerful protest against general musharraf's grand strategy[ while recommending the constitution of a commission to completely probe the kargil issue.
fasih bokhari
kargil war memorial, is a war memorial built by the indian army, located in dras, in the foothills of the tololing hill. the memorial is located about 5 km from the city centre across the tiger hill. it is located on the srinagar-leh national highway 1d. the memorial is in the memory of the soldiers and officers of the indian army who were martyred during the 1999 conflict between india and pakistan. the conflict later became known as the "kargil war". the memorial has a huge epitaph with names of all the officers and soldiers who died in war. kargil vijay diwas is celebrated on 26 july every year at the memorial simultaneously the prime minister of india pays tribute to the soldiers at amar jawan jyothi at the india gate, new delhi. the main attraction of the whole memorial is the sandstone wall, in the open, which has the names of all the indian army personnel, who laid their lives during the kargil war besides there is also a souvenir shop. visitors to the memorial can also see from there, some of the peaks that the indian army captured back from pakistan. a giant national flag, weighing 15 kg was hoisted at the kargil war memorial to commemorate the 13th anniversary of india’s victory in the war.
dras war memorial