Here are a few interesting comments by Raja Zafar-ul-Haq, the Religious Affairs minister of Pakistan from the Dawn.
1.
He said Pakistan realized maximum gains at minimum loss at Kargil.
2.
He said: "We successfully achieved our targets at Kargil making India believe that Pakistan should not be taken as a weaker state."
The above two statements, once more reinforce the allegations by India that Pak. Army and Govt. was involved in the Kargil infiltrations which were preplanned. Coming from the mouth of a minister, the comments expose Nawaz Sharif, Sartaj Aziz and Brig. Rashidi to having lied on a daily basis to the International community ever since the conflict started.
3.
He said India had to suffer a humiliating defeat at the hands of freedom fighters which made him(Vajpayee) seek the help of international community for dis-engagement on Kargil.
I dont think this will fool even the most jingoistic of Pakistanis.
4.He said: "It was the need of the hour to jolt India who had started thinking that Pakistan was unable to safeguard its supreme national interests."
hmmm! What was this "supreme national interest"? And note that he is using "Pakistan" and not "mujahideen", one more open admittance of its Army's shady escapedes.
5.India despite its military might and vigorous launching of air and ground attacks against freedom fighters, could not succeed in vacating even a single inch of the territory occupied by Mujahideen
Suddenly, it's back to "mujahideen"! It isn't "Pakistan" anymore. And who is he trying to fool with such dramatic comments?
6.He also called upon India to respond positively to Pakistan's offers for holding meaningful talks.
I liked that! Heap opprobrium on India, accuse India of all sorts of trouble, send in troops masquerading as cheap merceneries, and finally shout "talks talks". If he really thought India was guilty of all the accusations made by him, why would he care for talks? Wasn't the "jolt" (refer quote 4) enough? Didn't Pak. make it's point? Now what talks does it want?
1.
He said Pakistan realized maximum gains at minimum loss at Kargil.
2.
He said: "We successfully achieved our targets at Kargil making India believe that Pakistan should not be taken as a weaker state."
The above two statements, once more reinforce the allegations by India that Pak. Army and Govt. was involved in the Kargil infiltrations which were preplanned. Coming from the mouth of a minister, the comments expose Nawaz Sharif, Sartaj Aziz and Brig. Rashidi to having lied on a daily basis to the International community ever since the conflict started.
3.
He said India had to suffer a humiliating defeat at the hands of freedom fighters which made him(Vajpayee) seek the help of international community for dis-engagement on Kargil.
I dont think this will fool even the most jingoistic of Pakistanis.
4.He said: "It was the need of the hour to jolt India who had started thinking that Pakistan was unable to safeguard its supreme national interests."
hmmm! What was this "supreme national interest"? And note that he is using "Pakistan" and not "mujahideen", one more open admittance of its Army's shady escapedes.
5.India despite its military might and vigorous launching of air and ground attacks against freedom fighters, could not succeed in vacating even a single inch of the territory occupied by Mujahideen
Suddenly, it's back to "mujahideen"! It isn't "Pakistan" anymore. And who is he trying to fool with such dramatic comments?
6.He also called upon India to respond positively to Pakistan's offers for holding meaningful talks.
I liked that! Heap opprobrium on India, accuse India of all sorts of trouble, send in troops masquerading as cheap merceneries, and finally shout "talks talks". If he really thought India was guilty of all the accusations made by him, why would he care for talks? Wasn't the "jolt" (refer quote 4) enough? Didn't Pak. make it's point? Now what talks does it want?
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