The Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets at the International Border on the occasion of the 74th Indian Republic Day in a cordial atmosphere here on Thursday.
An atmosphere of patriotic zeal and fervour gripped the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar as the country commemorates the 74th Republic Day on Thursday.
India and Pakistan this month had exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody, in line with the longstanding agreement between the two countries.
"We have arrived from Pakistan's Peshawar, Sindh and other areas to visit the Gurudwaras of Delhi and Amritsar," a Pakistani Sikh delegate Harbhajan Singh told ANI.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, deployed at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar, were missing no chance to dominate the area by standing tall and patrolling despite a dense fog, with zero visibility, enveloped the area with a tight icy grip of winter.
Attari (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): As many as forty-eight Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan arrived at the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar to further commence their 25-day pilgrimage to different parts of India.
Attari (Punjab) [India], August 14 (ANI): Pakistan Rangers and Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border, Amritsar on the occasion of Independence Day of Pakistan on Sunday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 29 (ANI): A Pakistani national, who was arrested for entering India illegally, was repatriated via the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar on Thursday after 16 years of imprisonment.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 13 (ANI): India on Wednesday repatriated four Pakistani prisoners who had completed their imprisonment here, via the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, said an official at the border.
Attari (Punjab) [India], July 10 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha on Sunday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): India has sent the 15th consignment of 2,500 MT of wheat to Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance via the Attari-Wagah border.