Original sentence: In 2009, however, a former Pakistani military official came forward and stated that Nawaz Sharif not only knew about the plans beforehand, but gave tacit approval for them.Nawaz Sharif was Prime Minister during the Kargil War in 1999.Sharif claimed to have no knowledge of the planned attacks, saying that Perez Musharraf acted alone
Edited sentence: Growing fiscal deficits and debt-service payments, mainly due to American sanctions, led to a financial crisis.He also said that Musharaf then army chief requested him to visit America to ask India for ceasefire.He came under American pressure to withdraw his troops after they were deep into Indian territory.His this claim is reinstated by General Gani(American General at that time) remark in his book.In Nawaz's view Musharraf as Army Chief did not even take corps commanders,air chief and naval chief in confidence before the operation.In a recent interview, he admitted he ‘let down’ Vajpayee on Kargil conflict and also regretted not having taken an action against Musharraf.India reacted strongly and ordered its troops to oust the intruders which resulted in heavy casualties on both sides.Nawaz Sharif under pressure from Bill Clinton withdrew his troops and the Islamist fighters unilaterally.Only three generals were masterminds of the operation.Some believe that Sharif was responsible for initiating the intrusions — though he claimed that Army Chief Pervez Musharraf was the brains behind the operation.The Kargil War in 1999 came to haunt the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.The government narrowly avoided defaulting on its international loans.The retreat was not welcome in Pakistan and Sharif would later reveal that Pakistan had suffered more than 4,000 casualties.This trend continues to this day.With the country suffering from frequent power blackouts, Sharif directed the army in early 1999 to take control of the Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) of Pakistan, which had the adverse effect that many active and former military personnel were deployed as heads of civilian agencies