Protocol officer at Attari Border, Arun Mahal said, "The order for the release of 7 prisoners from the Pakistani side had reached both India and Pakistan today. Pakistani Rangers handed over the 7 prisoners to the BSF. From there, they were brought to the Customs and Immigration office to
"Hafiz Muhammad Abbu Bakar, a Pakistani citizen imprisoned in India, was repatriated to Pakistan via the Wagah-Attari border today," the Pakistan High Commission said on Monday.
Justice Sachin Datta, while granting the extension, termed it as the last opportunity for the respondents to submit their response. The matter has been listed for further hearing on December 1. The bench was informed about the extension by counsel representing the petitioner.
A jatha of 1,796 Sikh pilgrims from India will visit Pakistan to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on November 5, paying their respects at various historic gurudwaras on the occasion of 'Parkash Purb'.
The Border Security Force celebrated Diwali along the India-Pakistan border by bursting crackers, lighting candles and earthen lamps in Jaisalmer on Monday.
The soldiers of the Indian Army celebrated Diwali by bursting firecrackers and lighting earthen lamps in the Akhnoor sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday.
Crowds returned to the Attari-Wagah border and other key Joint Check Posts in Punjab on Tuesday, as the iconic Beating Retreat ceremony resumed today after a temporary suspension due to Operation Sindoor.
The Beating Retreat ceremony, also known as the flag-lowering event, at the Wagah-Attari, Hussainiwala, and Sadqi Joint Check Posts (JCPs) of the Border Security Force (BSF), which had been suspended on May 9 due to Operation Sindhoor, will resume today at 6 pm.
She said that the Trinamool Congress government had made efforts for his safe return. However, BJP leader Amit Malviya countered Mamata Banerjee and said she and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee had no role in bringing BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw back from Pakistan