‘That he dared to come 11 km inside Indian territory was
courageous, but this confirms Pakistan started Kargil war’  The
former Army Chief, General (retired) V.K. Singh, on Friday said
“as a military commander” he commended the former Pakistan
military ruler, General (retired) Pervez Musharraf for daring to
come 11 km inside Indian territory before the Kargil war, but on
the other hand, he said, the revelation was a confirmation that
Islamabad started the Kargil war.  Answering a question during a
press conference with social activist Anna Hazare on the
information recently revealed by a retired Pakistan Army
officer, General Singh said there were “mistakes” on the Indian
side that allowed Pakistani troops to cross over into Indian
territory and let General Musharraf go back safely.  “As far as
General Musharraf is concerned, I would like to put it in two
ways. One, as a military commander, I would commend Gen.
Musharraf for coming 11 km [inside Indian territory] to stay
with his troops for a night. It is the