Pakistan 'violated' agreement with India: Nawaz Sharif
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Tuesday that Islamabad violated the agreement signed with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, which was subsequently followed by the Kargil War.
'On May 28, 1998, Pakistan conducted five nuclear tests. Following that, Vajpayee Saheb visited Pakistan and we reached an agreement. However, we violated that agreement—it was our fault,' Sharif said.
The Lahore Declaration, signed by Sharif and Vajpayee after a historic summit in New Delhi on February 21, 1999, aimed to foster peace and stability between the two countries. Nevertheless, a few months later, Pakistani forces intruded into the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the Kargil War.
Sharif also revealed that U.S. President Bill Clinton had offered Pakistan $5 billion to refrain from conducting nuclear tests, an offer Sharif declined. "Had someone like (former prime minister) Imran Khan been in my position, he would have accepted Clinton's offer," Sharif remarked, on the day Pakistan marked the 26th anniversary of its first nuclear tests.
On Tuesday, Nawaz Sharif who has served as prime minister three times, was re-elected as the president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, six years after losing the post due to a Supreme Court ruling in the Panama Papers case.
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