It was pakistani PM with back by establishment flew for getting help...
This was the Indian stand -
Indian officials have called Sharif's efforts little more than subterfuge, and warned they would continue a full-scale assault until Pakistan withdraws from Indian soil. Some Islamic fundamentalist and military groups in Pakistan, however, have warned they will try to bring down Sharif if he withdraws.
"Pakistan's call for dialogue is a blatant attempt to obscure the facts," said Raminder Jassal, India's Foreign Ministry spokesman. "Pakistan must fully accept the futility of this misadventure. . . . The bottom line is the aggressors have to go back."
Read the actual drama.... And desperate attempts from pakistani side
The meeting with Clinton was arranged at Sharif's request, U.S. officials said
Midway through the meeting, Clinton broke away to phone Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had turned down an invitation the day before for his own talks in Washington, according to Indian officials. Vajpayee, whose government has been criticized for India's failure to foresee the enemy's strategy, faces a national election in September. He has rejected any dialogue with Pakistan over the fighting or the wider issue of Kashmir's status until Pakistani forces leave the Indian-controlled zone.
On July 3, Clinton called Sharif, "basically to see what's happening," the official said. It was then that Sharif asked to meet with the president. An hour later, Clinton called back and invited Sharif to come to Washington the following day. But Clinton also made clear to Sharif that the meeting had to produce "a positive result," the official said; anything less could "accelerate the downward spiral."