Musharraf was recorded by Indian intelligence boasting about the action on an open telephone line during a visit to Beijing. Because the invasion was manifestly illegal and provocative, Pakistan denied that official soldiers were involved, with the result that when they were repulsed, at great cost to both sides, Musharraf refused to accept his own soldiers’ bodies.
作为军队参谋长，穆沙拉夫在1999年指挥了入侵卡吉尔，结果一败涂地。当时，巴基斯坦派遣军队秘密穿越停火线，夺取了俯瞰印度一条交通要道的战略至高点。穆沙拉夫访问北京的时候在没有加密的电话线上吹嘘这次军事行动，而印度情报机构则录下了他的电话。由于这次入侵完全是非法和挑衅性的，因此巴基斯坦否认正规军参与其中。结果，当双方损失惨重、巴基斯坦被击退的时候，穆沙拉夫拒绝认领自己士兵的尸体。这是印巴关系史上的最低潮，而且，印度没有人愿意再次信任穆沙拉夫了。