DEBACLE OF KARGIL WAR 1999LAHORE DECLARATION FEBRUARY 22, 1999 TO WASHINGTONDECLARATIONJULY 4TH, 1999
Keywords:
Kashmir, Peace-Talk with India, Destabilized the Political Govt, Trust Deficit between Prime Minster, Chief of Army StaffAbstract
Kashmir is vital organ for Pakistan; Nation faced Wars 1949, 1965, 1971& 1999over Kashmir but
result less. UNO fail to implement the Resolution in general assembly comprehensively. Political
deadlock prevailing among both countries. Composite dialogue was not initiated since Simla
Accord1972. Kashmir’s deprived the Right of Self Plebiscite since 1947. Political government was not
stabilized so that Kashmir issue was lounger on. The GHQ & PM HQ had serious reservation on
Kashmir Issue & Indian Diplomacy.Indian Prime Minister,Atal Bihari Vajpayee visitedPakistan on
February 20, 1999, and also inaugurated “Pak-India Friendship Bus Service” from Delhi to Lahore
and back. The Indian Prime Minister declared “Pakistan Resolution of 1940” as a great victory and
expressed: A Stable and Prosperous Pakistan is in the best interest of India. These compliments were
highly appreciated; it was first time in Indo-Pak Relations that such a positive attitude on the
governmental level for Pakistan by India was adopted. “The Lahore Declaration” On the public level
the renewed relations with India were applauded. But the political parties targeted this development
with great criticism and it was claimed that the Kashmir issue has been dumped by the Nawaz Sharif
government. On this occasion Jamat-e-Islami and PPP immensely criticized the government. In the
background of all these circumstances GHQ had been observing with suspiciousness and greatly
disliked this move
