when navaz sharif went o bilk linton during kargil wa

Nawaz Sharif went to Washington on July 4, 1999 , during the Kargil crisis, and met President Bill Clinton at Blair House. The meeting ended with Sharif agreeing that Pakistani forces would withdraw from positions behind the Line of Control.

What happened

• On July 2, Sharif phoned Clinton asking for help to stop the fighting and seek a Kashmir settlement.

• On July 3, he signaled he was ready to travel to Washington.

• On July 4, he arrived in Washington for the meeting, which became a major diplomatic turning point in the war.

Why it mattered

• The visit came at a moment when the Kargil conflict was escalating and the US was pressing for a withdrawal.

• Clinton’s position was that Pakistan had to pull back first, without linking withdrawal to a broader Kashmir deal.

• The meeting is widely seen as having pushed Pakistan toward de-escalation and ending the conflict.

TL;DR

Sharif went to Washington on 4 July 1999 to meet Clinton during the Kargil War, and that meeting helped set up Pakistan’s withdrawal from Kargil.