Nawaz Sharif defends his decision to oppose Kargil war

Published: 10:28 PM, 9 Dec, 2023
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif defends his decision to oppose Kargil war

 


Former three-time prime minister and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has declared that the time has proved beyond doubt that he was absolutely right to oppose the war in Kargil and that if his party wins elections again he would try to better relations with all neighbours including India, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.


Nawaz Sharif maintained that they had opposed the Kargil war. “Why I was removed in 1999? Was it because of Kargil. We said there should be no war in Kargil. Was it for this that I was removed from power? We were right. Today time has proved that we were right. We did the right thing. Our decision taken at the time was correct.”


The PML-N Quaid said he had never hesitated while taking bold decisions, whenever it involved the question of the country’s respect and dignity. He cited his decision to test nuclear bombs in May 1998.


The former prime minister said Pakistan cannot make progress when its relations with neighbours are not normal. “How could it be possible that your neighbours are unhappy with you and you rise on the world stage,” he asked.



Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan needs to mend its relations with India, Afghanistan and Iran. “We need to strengthen our affairs with China also,” he added.


Addressing the party leaders and workers during the sixth meeting of the parliamentary board in Lahore on Saturday, the former prime minister recalled how country’s economy prospered during his government until 2017 but then he was replaced with an ‘anaari’ (amateur) person, who mismanaged the economy and ruined it.


Nawaz Sharif said every time he became prime minister he dug deep and tried to properly handle the issues, but he still did not know why his government was thrown out.


Nawaz Sharif further recollected that due to policies of his previous governments two Indian prime ministers – Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi – visited Pakistan.


Nawaz said the 2017 crisis was engineered to sabotage the launch of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), recalling that Chinese President Xi Jinping had told him personally that “the CPEC is a gift for you.”



Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan would have defaulted if the PDM government had not decided to intervene as everything had paralyzed by 2022. Electricity rate had skyrocketed only because of the PTI government’s dullness and devaluation of rupee was the reason behind the unprecedented inflation across the country, he added.


The former prime minister addressed the PML-N leaders and the candidates applying for party tickets that they would be victorious in the upcoming general elections scheduled for February 8. In 2018 also, the PML-N was set to win the elections on the basis of its performance, but everything was managed and fabricated since 2017 to get the desired results, he added.


Nawaz Sharif underscored the party's commitment to the welfare of the common man over the pursuit of power. He reiterated their political mission to advance the country, emphasizing that dedicated service to the people could profoundly influence the state's destiny.


 

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