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Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir accepted that it was involved in the 1999 Kargil War on Saturday, reported Pakistani news channel G News Network..
Munir was speaking at an event on the occasion of Pakistan Army Day..
"Be it 1948, 1965, 1971 or 1999 Kargil Pakistan-India wars, thousands of Shuhadas have sacrificed their life for the country and nation," he said, adding that sacrifices continued even today...
The Kargil War ignited when Pakistani infiltrators crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and seized key positions in Ladakh's Kargil district..
By July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the complete withdrawal of Pakistani troops, marking the end of the conflict..
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