Eateries and small traders here are feeling the pinch as the famous beating retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border has been suspended due to the coronavirus scare, stemming the flow of tourists to the area. It has also hit the hotel and tourism industry in the holy city.
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday handed down death sentence and 300 years imprisonment to three terrorists of the banned Jamaat-ul-Ahrar for their involvement in the 2014 Wagah border bombing that killed over 60 people.
Wagah-Attari border or as it is known, Wagah border, is always in news because of ceremonies that take place there. Wagah border is all set to celebrate India's independence day on August 15. The location and structures have been decorated with beautiful lights.
The Samjhauta Express was stopped midway at Wagah Border, on Thursday morning, and several passengers were left stranded in the locomotive.
“We have asked Afghanistan for not linking trade access through Wagah border and they agreed to it because the transit trade was bilateral issue and it was not trilateral thing to bring any other into it,” Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser to Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said.
India and Pakistan will hold technical meetings on Kartarpur corridor on from July 11 to 14. The meetings have been proposed by the Indian side to solidify the framework through which arrangements will be made to facilitate the pilgrimage.
The Pakistan government on Thursday decided to release him as "a first step" to open negotiations with India to de-escalate tension after a terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed left 40 CRPF personnel dead.
As per the sources, Pakistan was planning to return Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman during the ceremony. However, keeping in mind the sensitivity of the matter, BSF cancelled the ceremony.
On his return journey, the second-generation IAF pilot will be accompanied by India's air attache to Pakistan Group Captain JD Kurian, sources have said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held meeting with High Commissioner of India to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria, along with a series of other high level meetings against Pakistan.
Pak cricketer Hasan Ali challenges BSF jawans on Wagah border, video goes viral
India and Pakistan are spending millions of rupees annually to remain involved in this war of flags.
The fishermen were taken amid tight security to Karachi Cantonment Railway Station, from where they will be sent to Lahore, a police official said.
In a rare gesture from Pakistan’s side, India’s neighbour country has sent a message of thanks after a five-year-old Pakistani boy was reunited with his mother on Saturday at the Wagah-Attari border crossing, with some
Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged sweets at various locations on Indian Republic Day today.
Pakistan has released over 218 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture at the Wagah border, a government official said. A six-member team of Gujarat Fisheries department on Saturday took custody of the Indian fishermen, who
BSF on Sunday did not exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani Rangers at Indo-Pak Attari/Wagah border on Diwali.
The Pakistani crowd on Sunday pelted stones during the beating retreat ceremony at Wagah border. In the wake of India's surgical strike across the Line of Control in PoK, the incident underlines the growing
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