Wagah border
The lowering of the flags ceremony at the Attari–Wagah border is a daily military practice. The security forces of India and Pakistan have jointly followed this ceremony since 1959. The drill is characterized by elaborate and rapid dance-like manoeuvres and raising legs as high as possible. It is both a symbol of the two countries’ rivalry and a display of brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations. One can sense patriotism running high at both sides of the border. People chant `Jai Hind`, Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Vande Mataram. Similar parades are organised at the Mahavir/Sadqi border near Fazilka, and the Hussainiwala/Ganda Singh Wala border near Firozpur.
25 January, 2023 06:41 PM IST |
Personnel of the Border Security Force and the Pakistani Rangers stationed at the Wagah-Attari border check post in Punjab exchanged sweets and wished each other on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on Wednesday.
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