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The program was organized to honor those killed in Pakistan’s war against India.
For the first time, the Pakistani Army has accepted its role in the Kargil war. During a program, Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir accepted that the Pakistani Army was involved in the Kargil war.
According to media reports, at an event organised to honour Pakistanis who lost their lives in wars against India, Munir said, “Pakistani community is a community of brave people who know how to pay the price of freedom. Be it the war of 1948 or 1965, 1971 or the Kargil war of 1999, thousands of soldiers have sacrificed their lives for Islam and the country.”
This statement of the Pakistani Army Chief is going viral on social media. Actually, this is the first time that a Pakistani Army officer has spoken about the martyrdom of Pakistani soldiers in the war.
Till now Pakistan has been claiming that the Kargil war was started by the Mujahideen of Kashmir. Pakistan had no role in it. On the other hand India has been continuously alleging that the Kargil war was a well-planned conspiracy of Pakistan to capture Kashmir by changing the LOC.
This picture is from 1999 after the Kargil war ended. Then the Indian Army returned the dead bodies of the dead Pakistani soldiers with respect. Former Indian Army Brigadier MPS Bajwa claims that the video was made at that time to prove that the Pakistani army had entered the Indian border.
Pakistani army had built hideouts on the hills of Kargil The fighting in Kargil began when Pakistani soldiers silently occupied the high hills of Kargil and made their hideouts. On 8 May 1999, about 12 Pakistani soldiers occupied Kargil’s Azam post.
These Pakistani soldiers were spotted by an Indian shepherd. This shepherd informed the Indian Army soldiers about the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers. This is how India got information about infiltration for the first time. Till now India was thinking that only a few terrorists had occupied the valley of Kashmir, so India sent only a few soldiers to drive them away.
When the Indian Army was attacked by counter-attacks from different peaks, it was discovered that this was part of a big conspiracy. Immediately Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes cancelled his visit to Russia. The Indian Army started preparing for Operation Vijay.
Pakistani soldiers were sitting on high hills, due to which Indian soldiers had to face a lot of difficulties. Indian soldiers made difficult climbs at night to avoid the enemy’s sight. Initially, the Indian Army had to suffer a lot due to this reason.
India dropped bombs on Pakistani soldiers from MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 The Air Force and Navy also played a major role in this war. The Air Force dropped bombs on Pakistani soldiers using Mig-29 and Mirage-2000 aircraft. During this, Pakistan shot down two of our fighter planes while one crashed.
The Navy launched Operation Talwar. Under this, the routes to many Pakistani ports including Karachi were blocked so that it could not supply the oil and fuel required for the Kargil war. Along with this, India also blocked Pakistan’s sea trade route by bringing its fleet of ships into the Arabian Sea.
On 26 July 1999, India also captured the last peak of Kargil.
Bofors guns changed the course of the war A decisive turning point in this war came when India decided to use Bofors guns in the battlefield. The air force attack from the sky and the heavy shells of Bofors guns from the ground forced the Pakistani soldiers to flee.
A fierce war continued between the two countries for about 2 months. 527 Indian soldiers were martyred in this war and about 3000 Pakistani soldiers were also killed. However, Pakistan claims that only 357 soldiers died. Finally, on 26 July 1999, India captured the last peak of Kargil. Pakistan had to face defeat in this war.