Islamabad: Fresh tensions have gripped the ruling coalition with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari blaming both President Pervez Musharraf and his partner in the ruling alliance, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, for the Kargil conflict of 1999 that invited international criticism. "I think, both Musharraf and Nawaz Sharif were responsible for Kargil," Zardari said in comments to an Indian news channel a few days ago, prompting an angry Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to demand an independent probe into the armed conflict that brought Islamabad to the brink of a full-fledged war with New Delhi. Fact-finding panel sought "I think we need to have an independent fact finding commission on the issue," said PML-N spokesperson Sidiqul Farooq. The PPP says Zardari's remarks have been twisted out of context...
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