<P> Some writers have speculated that the operation's objective may also have been retaliation for India's Operation Meghdoot in 1984 that seized much of Siachen Glacier . </P> <P> According to India's then army chief Ved Prakash Malik, and many scholars, much of the background planning, including construction of logistical supply routes, had been undertaken much earlier . On several occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, the army had given Pakistani leaders (Zia ul Haq and Benazir Bhutto) similar proposals for infiltration into the Kargil region, but the plans had been shelved for fear of drawing the nations into all - out war . </P> <P> Some analysts believe that the blueprint of attack was reactivated soon after Pervez Musharraf was appointed chief of army staff in October 1998 . After the war, Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan during the Kargil conflict, claimed that he was unaware of the plans, and that he first learned about the situation when he received an urgent phone call from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his counterpart in India . Sharif attributed the plan to Musharraf and "just two or three of his cronies", a view shared by some Pakistani writers who have stated that only four generals, including Musharraf, knew of the plan . Musharraf, however, asserted that Sharif had been briefed on the Kargil operation 15 days ahead of Vajpayee's journey to Lahore on 20 February . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date (1999) </Th> <Th> Event </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 May </Td> <Td> Pakistani intrusion in Kargil reported by local shepherds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 May </Td> <Td> Indian Army patrol sent up; Five Indian soldiers captured and tortured to death . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 May </Td> <Td> Heavy shelling by Pakistan Army damages ammunition dump in Kargil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 May </Td> <Td> Infiltrations first noticed in Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh sectors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mid-May </Td> <Td> Indian Army moves in more troops from Kashmir Valley to Kargil Sector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 May </Td> <Td> IAF launches air strikes against infiltrators </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 May </Td> <Td> IAF loses two fighters--MiG - 21 and MiG - 27; . Flt Lt Nachiketa taken POW </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 May </Td> <Td> IAF MI - 17 shot down by Pakistan; four air crew dead </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 June </Td> <Td> Pakistan steps up attacks; bombs NH 1A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 June </Td> <Td> Indian Army releases documents recovered from three Pakistani soldiers indicating Pakistan's involvement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 June </Td> <Td> Indian Army launches major offensive in Kargil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 June </Td> <Td> Indian Army re-captures two key positions in the Batalic sector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 June </Td> <Td> India releases intercepts of conversation between Pakistani Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf, while on a visit to China and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Aziz Khan in Rawalpindi, as proof of Pakistani Army's involvement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 June </Td> <Td> Indian Army secures Tololing in Dras </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 June </Td> <Td> U.S. President Bill Clinton, in a telephonic conversation, asks Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to pull out from Kargil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 June </Td> <Td> Indian Army captures two vital posts: Point 5060 and Point 5100 near Tiger Hill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 July </Td> <Td> Indian Army launches three - pronged attack in Kargil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 July </Td> <Td> Indian Army recaptures Tiger Hill after an 11 - hour battle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 July </Td> <Td> Indian Army takes control of Dras . Sharif announces Pakistani army's withdrawal from Kargil following his meeting with Clinton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 July </Td> <Td> India recaptures Jubar Heights in Batalik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 July </Td> <Td> Pakistan begins pullout; India captures key peaks in Batalik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 July </Td> <Td> Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declares Operation Vijay a success . Government sets condition for talks with Pakistan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 July </Td> <Td> Kargil conflict officially comes to an end . Indian Army announces complete eviction of Pakistani intruders . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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