News for 'Wagah'

Review: Wagah is flippant and insensitive

Review: Wagah is flippant and insensitive

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

The screenplay and execution lets Wagah down, feels S Saraswathi.

BSF shuns aggressive posture at Wagah

BSF shuns aggressive posture at Wagah

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

The Pakistani Rangers would also soon shun the aggressive posturing during the daily sunset parade.

Indian woman, son released from Pak jail, handed over to BSF

Indian woman, son released from Pak jail, handed over to BSF

Rediff.com30 May 2024

According to federal government officials, Wahida, a resident of Nagaon district in Assam, was arrested along with her son while illegally entering Pakistan from Afghanistan via the Chaman border last year.

Indian cotton to enter Pak through Wagah

Indian cotton to enter Pak through Wagah

Rediff.com14 May 2007

Pakistan is doing another confidence building measure with India by permitting import of cotton from the neighbouring country through Wagah border.

Pak stops Samjhauta Express at Wagah, Indian crew escorts it to Attari

Pak stops Samjhauta Express at Wagah, Indian crew escorts it to Attari

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Railway officials in New Delhi said the train has not been suspended.

Pakistan hands over 18 Indian fishermen at Wagah Border

Pakistan hands over 18 Indian fishermen at Wagah Border

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

The fishermen were allowed to cross over the border after verification of their documents.

Pak border force to continue 'aggression' at Wagah

Pak border force to continue 'aggression' at Wagah

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

The Pakistan Rangers will continue their daily parade as part of the flag-lowering and hoisting ceremonies at Wagah in the traditional "enthusiastic style" without any change, except the revival of the formal handshake between personnel of Pakistan and India

Pak rejects opening Wagah border for trade

Pak rejects opening Wagah border for trade

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

Pakistan has rejected India's request to open the Wagah border point trade route for export of its goods to Afghanistan saying the option does not suit Islamabad at present.

Wagah to soon become a dry port

Wagah to soon become a dry port

Rediff.com3 Jul 2006

The Punjab government has suggested anambitious multi-crore project to the Centre.

21 arrested after attack at Wagah, nationwide alert sounded

21 arrested after attack at Wagah, nationwide alert sounded

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

At least 21 people, including a suicide-bomber, were arrested on Monday and explosives and a suicide vest recovered from Wagah border area as all of Pakistan was put on red alert after 61 people were killed in a deadly terror attack at the Indo-Pak land border crossing.

Indo-Pak trade through Wagah border picking up

Indo-Pak trade through Wagah border picking up

Rediff.com23 Dec 2009

At present India is exporting soya extracts, green chillies and potatoes.

Taliban splinter group releases photo of Wagah suicide bomber

Taliban splinter group releases photo of Wagah suicide bomber

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Pakistani Taliban's splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar on Thursday identified a 25-year-old man as the suicide bomber who blew himself up at Wagah killing 61 people, minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at the main land border crossing with India.

Pakistan refuses Eid sweets, India keeps Wagah gate shut

Pakistan refuses Eid sweets, India keeps Wagah gate shut

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

With tension prevailing on the border, the traditional exchange of sweets between the troops of India and Pakistan along the Wagah border in Punjab on Eid has been called off.

Pak fans arrive through Wagah

Pak fans arrive through Wagah

Rediff.com6 Mar 2005

The Samjhauta Express, which was expected to carry fans from Lahore to Attari, had to be cancelled due to some "technical reasons".

Hours after cancelling it, Pak allows beating retreat ceremony at Wagah

Hours after cancelling it, Pak allows beating retreat ceremony at Wagah

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

The Border Security Force is on high alert along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd across Amritsar's Wagah sector in Pakistan killing at least 55 people.

Will India's Blind cricket team travel to Pakistan?

Will India's Blind cricket team travel to Pakistan?

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) said the tournament will go ahead on schedule irrespective of India's participation.

Sugar ban sours Wagah trade

Sugar ban sours Wagah trade

Rediff.com30 Jul 2005

The Tallest Tiranga In India!

The Tallest Tiranga In India!

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a 418 feet national flag, the tallest in the country, at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar district.

Vote! India's Best Wins Over Pakistan

Vote! India's Best Wins Over Pakistan

Rediff.com25 Feb 2025

A look at some of India's best victories over Pakistan in ICC tournaments.

Day after blast at Wagah border, IED found in parking area

Day after blast at Wagah border, IED found in parking area

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

An improvised explosive device was found from parking area of the Wagah border on Monday, a day after at least 61 people were killed following the flag-lowering ceremony at the main Indo-Pak land border crossing.

Jr tennis team to walk across Wagah Border

Jr tennis team to walk across Wagah Border

Rediff.com27 Sep 2003

Four boys and three girls were cleared to play in an ITF tournament in Pakistan.

Al Qaeda group bombs Wagah border; 54 killed, 200 injured

Al Qaeda group bombs Wagah border; 54 killed, 200 injured

Rediff.com2 Nov 2014

At least 54 people, including 11 women and security personnel, were killed and about 200 others injured in a powerful suicide blast in Pakistan at Wagah on Sunday, minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at the Indo-Pak border.

Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack at Wagah Border rises to 61

Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack at Wagah Border rises to 61

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

The death toll in the horrific suicide attack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday. Security agencies have arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area.

Stranded in Pak for 3 days, 86 Indian passengers cross Wagah border on foot

Stranded in Pak for 3 days, 86 Indian passengers cross Wagah border on foot

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

200 passengers travelling to India by Samjhauta Express last Thursday were stopped at the Wagah Border

Pak prisoners heading for Wagah border

Pak prisoners heading for Wagah border

Rediff.com11 Sep 2005

Pak prisoners heading for Wagah border

Eight Pakistanis return home through Wagah

Eight Pakistanis return home through Wagah

Rediff.com26 Dec 2005

Two of these were teenagers who were in remand homes.

India's Anju returns from Pakistan to meet family

India's Anju returns from Pakistan to meet family

Rediff.com30 Nov 2023

Anju, an Indian mother of two children who travelled to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend, returned to India through the Wagah-Attari border on Wednesday, officials said.

Pak arrests 'bomber planning attack at Wagah'

Pak arrests 'bomber planning attack at Wagah'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

Pakistani police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two unidentified men, including a suicide bomber, who were planning to carry out an attack at the Wagah land border post with India.

India keen to build pipeline to Wagah border

India keen to build pipeline to Wagah border

Rediff.com29 May 2012

Pakistan interested in importing furnace oil, diesel: Pak Petroleum Min.

BSF deploys women in Beating Retreat at Wagah

BSF deploys women in Beating Retreat at Wagah

Rediff.com22 Jul 2010

For the first time in over four decades, women personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have been made part of the routine Beating Retreat Ceremony at Wagah on the Indo-Pak border Attari.

Visa on arrival for senior Pakistani citizens at Wagah

Visa on arrival for senior Pakistani citizens at Wagah

Rediff.com14 Jan 2013

India on Monday announced that Pakistani senior citizens aged over 65 would be issued visas on arrival at the Wagah land border crossing from January 15 under a landmark liberalised visa agreement signed by the two countries last year. The visa on arrival facility will not be available at any other immigration or border point. Pakistani senior citizens will be issued a 45-day, single-entry visa valid for up to five places.

India, Don't Spurn Bangladesh

India, Don't Spurn Bangladesh

Rediff.com2 Dec 2024

Our visa operations in Bangladesh constitute the largest visa operations India conducts worldwide. This has taken a hit after Sheikh Hasina's government was overthrown and India reduced its diplomatic presence in Bangladesh, notes Aakar Patel.

Taliban bid to hoist flag at Wagah: Report

Taliban bid to hoist flag at Wagah: Report

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

A Taliban plot to target a flag-hoisting ceremony at the Wagah land border with India was foiled with the arrest of 10 people, including a top militant commander, Pakistani security agencies claimed on Friday.

Pakistan Features in Amritsar Campaign

Pakistan Features in Amritsar Campaign

Rediff.com29 May 2024

Several candidates, including Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the BJP's Amritsar candidate, are promising resumption of India-Pakistan trade via the Attari-Wagah land route.

This Is Love Actually!

This Is Love Actually!

Rediff.com7 Dec 2023

Five years after being rejected twice for an Indian visa, Javeria Khanum from Pakistan travels to this country to marry Kolkata resident Sameer Khan.

80 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail; say 184 more in prisons

80 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail; say 184 more in prisons

Rediff.com11 Nov 2023

The officials of the Indian Army received the fishermen at the Attari-Wagah Border in Punjab's Amritsar.

Stranded PoK passengers to return via Wagah

Stranded PoK passengers to return via Wagah

Rediff.com31 Oct 2005

Meanwhile, as many as 41 Indian passengers are still missing in quake-ravaged PoK.

India urges Pak to release 185 citizens; nations exchange prisoner lists

India urges Pak to release 185 citizens; nations exchange prisoner lists

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

Similarly, Pakistan has shared the names of 43 civilian prisoners and 211 fishermen in its custody who are Indian or are believed-to-be-Indian, the MEA added.

Delegation of Pak MPs reach India through Wagah

Delegation of Pak MPs reach India through Wagah

Rediff.com8 May 2003

The MPs are on a goodwill visit on an invitation from the India-Pakistan Forum for Peace and Democracy.

NRI crashes SUV into Wagah border gate and almost makes it into Pakistan

NRI crashes SUV into Wagah border gate and almost makes it into Pakistan

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

In a major security breach at the Wagah-Attari border crossing with Pakistan, an NRI crashed his SUV into the security gates at the Attari Joint Check Post in the wee hours of Monday and reached the Zero line at the International Border.