KARGIL WAR - UNTOLD FACTS - V

KARGIL WAR - - V

Before I start the actual description of the fact of Kargil war I would first like to give a brief account and description of the troops mobilized by the Pakistan army during the Kargil conflict.

Pakistan army had mobilized more than 5000 troops and they were mainly drawn from the following regiments and battalions:

• 5 NLI battalion
• 6 NLI battalion
• 12 NLI battalion
• 13 NLI battalion
• 24 SIND
• 27 SIND
• HQ 10 corps

Apart from the above mentioned troops the Pakistan army also mobilized the Pakistan Rangers (equivalent to BSF of India).Pakistan Rangers were also shifted from main land to the Mushko valley and Kargil and Drass sector in order to give support to the main army of Pakistan.

The Main task of the Pakistan rangers was to give back and logistic support and maintain the supply line of the Pakistan army so that there is no hindrance in that supply line. Also they were tasked to carry out additional duty of occupying the high ridges and build bunkers and defence post so that the Pakistan army has no difficulty in occupying the post.

The Pakistan army 10 corps was tasked to occupy the heights and they formulated the battle plan which can be termed as follows :-

323 Brigadeof the Pakistan army  occupied some of the dominating features overlooking Turtok and Gora Lungpa by the third week of April 1999,in the Chorbat La sector. The battalions also readjusted and reinforced existing posts/complexes.

 62 Brigade conducted readjustment of their troops in the Ladakh Range, which led the 62 Brigade to occupy vacant heigh in  the Gragrabar and Gragrio Nullahs.

80 Brigade also readjusted their troops in the watersheds in Shaqma and Buniyal sectors to give cover support to 62 brigade overlooking Batakulain Nullah.

Apart from these, many more troops from the artillery and armoured regiments were also pooled in to support the Pakistan 10 corps and worked as support system to the troops during the Kargil Conflict.

 

On one side Gen Parvez Musharraf was telling the world that there are no Pakistan troops in the Kargil and drass sector ,but on the other side the troops were mobalised ,so that they can cut off the supply line of the Indian troops stationed at Siachen glacier and Ladakh region .

The exiled Prime Minister of Pakistan has also quoted in an interview that Gen Pervez Musharraf had moved nuclear warheads during the Kargil war so that they could be used against India. This  could have led to a greater disaster and catastrophe had the mad Gen Pervez Musharraf succeeded in his one point agenda that is to defeat India in a war.

Nawaz Sheriff the former prime minister of Pakistan also said in an interview and I quote “During my post-Kargil misadventure meeting with American President (Bill) Clinton, I was told by the American leader that the nuclear warheads had been shifted from one station to the other during the Kargil War.
I was taken aback by this revelation because I knew nothing about it. “The American President further told me during the meeting that the nuclear warheads have been moved so that these could be used against India.

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