<P> Some analysts believe that the blueprint of attack was reactivated soon after Pervez Musharraf was appointed chief of army staff in October 1998 . After the war , Nawaz Sharif , Prime Minister of Pakistan during the Kargil conflict , claimed that he was unaware of the plans , and that he first learned about the situation when he received an urgent phone call from Atal Bihari Vajpayee , his counterpart in India . Sharif attributed the plan to Musharraf and `` just two or three of his cronies '' , a view shared by some Pakistani writers who have stated that only four generals , including Musharraf , knew of the plan . Musharraf , however , asserted that Sharif had been briefed on the Kargil operation 15 days ahead of Vajpayee 's journey to Lahore on 20 February . </P>
<P> Some analysts believe that the blueprint of attack was reactivated soon after Pervez Musharraf was appointed chief of army staff in October 1998 . After the war , Nawaz Sharif , Prime Minister of Pakistan during the Kargil conflict , claimed that he was unaware of the plans , and that he first learned about the situation when he received an urgent phone call from Atal Bihari Vajpayee , his counterpart in India . Sharif attributed the plan to Musharraf and `` just two or three of his cronies '' , a view shared by some Pakistani writers who have stated that only four generals , including Musharraf , knew of the plan . Musharraf , however , asserted that Sharif had been briefed on the Kargil operation 15 days ahead of Vajpayee 's journey to Lahore on 20 February . </P>
who was the prime minister of pakistan during kargil war
who was the prime minister of pakistan during kargil war
Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif