The scaled-down ceremony is being resumed after it was halted on 7 May, when India launched Op Sindoor, and Pakistan retaliated, resulting in escalated tensions at the border.
The gates at Attari-Wagah border that used to open symbolically every evening—sometimes even for the exchange of sweets on festivals—are now firmly shut.
Wagah, the once-hopeful border that tied families and friends across India and Pakistan, has now turned into one of hurried, confused, abrupt goodbyes and interrupted life plans.
Mahinder Singh Gill, an 87-year-old Sikh man in Indian Punjab, was born Muhammed Shafi. He was torn apart from his family during the chaos of Partition. It took him 77 years to find them.
From shopkeepers & dhaba owners to transporters & labourers, the suspension of retreat ceremony at Attari and no cross-border trade between India & Pakistan have impacted all.
As many as 41 Pakistani nationals will return home Thursday via the Attari-Wagah border. The MEA has arranged cars to bring the Pakistanis to the border.
While tension continues on the LOC, Pakistani singer Ali Sethi’s Instagram lives with Indian celebrities has opened a new gateway for post-Partition nostalgia.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
Why would call it “circus” ? Poor choice of words. Very disappointing. End or Continue – whatever the end result might be – our soldiers are associated with it, practiced and performed it so far – abolish it if not ok, but why use such a word?
The govt, retd offices – did any one use the same language?
I find most of this specific Journalist’s articles toxic/obscene. I have to search for a Web Browser Plugin to block these pages – Honestly, very disturbing.
This is the reason why i dont take full subscription.
Agreed. It supports the local economy. It should be a textbook beating the retreat without any absurdity. The partition museum in Amritsar is a stark reminder of the failure of the leaders at the time to prevent violence. An enquiry commission should have been set up and the guilty heads should have rolled starting from Jawaharlal Nehru.
Why would call it “circus” ? Poor choice of words. Very disappointing. End or Continue – whatever the end result might be – our soldiers are associated with it, practiced and performed it so far – abolish it if not ok, but why use such a word?
The govt, retd offices – did any one use the same language?
I find most of this specific Journalist’s articles toxic/obscene. I have to search for a Web Browser Plugin to block these pages – Honestly, very disturbing.
This is the reason why i dont take full subscription.
Agreed. It supports the local economy. It should be a textbook beating the retreat without any absurdity. The partition museum in Amritsar is a stark reminder of the failure of the leaders at the time to prevent violence. An enquiry commission should have been set up and the guilty heads should have rolled starting from Jawaharlal Nehru.