Well, the soldiers fighting there were NLI, non regulars. So there was no deceit there. And Musharraf could not support the fighters because he could not get the political/civilian leadership behind him which was most unfortunate. I mean NS knew of the operation so he should either have stuck with Musharraf and supported his Army or should have opposed the operation right from the beginning. And it's a big lie that he did not know.
The Paramilitary men belonged to NLI had a regular uniform and represented Pakistan.Hence their actions as soldiers will hold Pakistan accountable.Just the same way they had the rights to be treated as POW upon capture.Indian Army had returned the bodies of dead Pakistani soldiers,once their identity was discovered from their ID cards, for the same reason,they followed the convention.
See,the fact is very simple.
Pakistani Army,at that point of time disowned the NLI jawans in Kargil saying that they were mujahideen.That was a mistake.
Now that the have been branded mujahideen,Pak Army or Airforce cannot directly help them.Without that,how long do you think these guys could withstand the artillery barrages and aerial bombardment ?
At best,they could have fought till the last bullet,last drop of blood.That would have prolonged the war for a month or two more.But,in the end,they would all have been killed.
Nawaz Sharif action or inaction didnt loose Kargil for you.But Gen. Musharraf's decision to portray the NLI soldiers as mujahideen definitely sealed the fate for them and eased India's way to win the war.
Well, the soldiers fighting there were NLI, non regulars. So there was no deceit there. And Musharraf could not support the fighters because he could not get the political/civilian leadership behind him which was most unfortunate. I mean NS knew of the operation so he should either have stuck with Musharraf and supported his Army or should have opposed the operation right from the beginning. And it's a big lie that he did not know.
The Paramilitary men belonged to NLI had a regular uniform and represented Pakistan.Hence their actions as soldiers will hold Pakistan accountable.Just the same way they had the rights to be treated as POW upon capture.Indian Army had returned the bodies of dead Pakistani soldiers,once their identity was discovered from their ID cards, for the same reason,they followed the convention.
See,the fact is very simple.
Pakistani Army,at that point of time disowned the NLI jawans in Kargil saying that they were mujahideen.That was a mistake.
Now that the have been branded mujahideen,Pak Army or Airforce cannot directly help them.Without that,how long do you think these guys could withstand the artillery barrages and aerial bombardment ?
At best,they could have fought till the last bullet,last drop of blood.That would have prolonged the war for a month or two more.But,in the end,they would all have been killed.
Nawaz Sharif action or inaction didnt loose Kargil for you.But Gen. Musharraf's decision to portray the NLI soldiers as mujahideen definitely sealed the fate for them and eased India's way to win the war.
