News for 'attari'

No trust deficit between Indo-Pak leaders: Bashir

No trust deficit between Indo-Pak leaders: Bashir

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Striking a positive note ahead of the India-Pakistan talks, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Monday said Islamabad would extend all required cooperation to India on the terror issue and share related information.

PCB chief Shaharyar Khan stopped at Kolkata airport

PCB chief Shaharyar Khan stopped at Kolkata airport

Rediff.com9 May 2015

Pakistan cricket board chief Shaharyar Khan was stopped by immigration officials at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on his arrival from Dhaka for not entering India through approved route.

How Bipasha, Aishwarya and Dia got married!

How Bipasha, Aishwarya and Dia got married!

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Celebs and their different wedding styles!

Reconsider travel plans to Pak: US to its citizens

Reconsider travel plans to Pak: US to its citizens

Rediff.com16 Apr 2019

'Terrorists have targeted US diplomats and diplomatic facilities in the past, and information suggests they continue to do so'

Dravidian parties spar in Rajya Sabha over river issues

Dravidian parties spar in Rajya Sabha over river issues

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

When Vijila Sathyanath (AIADMK) rose to speak on her zero hour mention, DMK members, led by Tiruchi Siva and Kanimozhi, objected to it, saying she should not be allowed to raise the matter as their notices on the same issue were disallowed earlier.

Pak suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service

Pak suspends Delhi-Lahore bus service

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

The bus service was first started in February 1999 but suspended after the 2001 Parliament attack. It was restarted in July 2003.

Holi, celebrated across India, amid tight security

Holi, celebrated across India, amid tight security

Rediff.com2 Mar 2010

Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated acroos the country and the world, with great enthusiasm and fervour.

Pakistan bans export of onions to India via land route

Pakistan bans export of onions to India via land route

Rediff.com6 Jan 2011

Pakistan has imposed a complete ban on the export of onion to India via Wagah-Attari land route, a development which may hit Indian government's efforts in rein in skyrocketing prices of bulb in the country.

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

REWIND: India in the last 24 hours

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.

Gul Panag ties the knot

Gul Panag ties the knot

Rediff.com14 Mar 2011

The actress got married to long-time beau Rishi Attari on Sunday.

PC's goodwill gesture, 4 Pak prisoners set free

PC's goodwill gesture, 4 Pak prisoners set free

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

The four Pakistani prisoners, lodged in a Gujarat jail, will be repatriated from the Attari border on June 30, 2010 and handed over to Pakistan Rangers.

India frees 28 Pak prisoners as goodwill gesture

India frees 28 Pak prisoners as goodwill gesture

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

As a goodwill gesture, India set free 28 Pakistani prisoners who were sent back to their country through the land route in Attari on Wednesday.

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.

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

'Meri madam mahaan': Freed Indian Hamid Ansari meets Sushma

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

"Mera Bharat mahaan, meri madam mahaan, sab madam ne hi kiya hai," Ansari's mother Fauzia Ansari told EAM.

BSF put on alert on Pak border

BSF put on alert on Pak border

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

Keeping in view infiltration bids by militants from Pakistan and the forthcoming Republic Day celebrations, the Border Security Force has been put on high alert along the country's western border. The decision to put the border guards on top alert was taken in the wake of reports received by the Home Ministry with regard to rocket firing incidents near Attari border on Saturday and Sunday, official sources said.

India repatriates 31 Pakistani fishermen

India repatriates 31 Pakistani fishermen

Rediff.com2 Jan 2010

India on Saturday repatriated 31 Pakistani fishermen, including three children, to their home country through the Indo-Pak border at Attari.

Pak releases soldier who 'inadvertently' crossed LoC last year

Pak releases soldier who 'inadvertently' crossed LoC last year

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

Chandu Chavan's family said as he is now released, the ashes of his grandmother can finally be immersed in a river.

'Pak jail officials treated us inhumanly'

'Pak jail officials treated us inhumanly'

Rediff.com26 Dec 2009

It was a hellish experience inside the prisons in Pakistan, said fishermen on their arrival in Attari, Amritsar, on Saturday evening after being set free by Islamabad.

The DDLJ Quiz

The DDLJ Quiz

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

Sukanya Verma presents a DDLJ special quiz to test your knowledge about one of Hindi cinema's most successful films of all time.

Who is behind the Wagah border attack?

Who is behind the Wagah border attack?

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Three militant factions, including splinter groups of the Taliban, have separately claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that took place after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah in Pakistan.

Dead Pak diplomat was an ISI operative?

Dead Pak diplomat was an ISI operative?

Rediff.com12 Oct 2009

Afridi's body was then taken to the Attari border to be taken to Pakistan with permission from the ministry of external affairs in a rush job, following the Pakistani embassy's intervention at the highest levels

'Hamid's return nothing short of Bakri Eid festivities'

'Hamid's return nothing short of Bakri Eid festivities'

Rediff.com18 Dec 2018

The 33-year-old from Mumbai was reunited with his family after he returned to India through the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday evening.

Pakistan's economic woes don't allow a conflict with India

Pakistan's economic woes don't allow a conflict with India

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

The country has been facing an ever-rising fiscal deficit, increasing debt and a hamstrung economy.

Indo-Pak train, bus services temporarily suspended

Indo-Pak train, bus services temporarily suspended

Rediff.com28 Dec 2007

Both services have been suspended following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan.

No Indian buses on our roads, says Pakistan

No Indian buses on our roads, says Pakistan

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

In the wake of the terror attack on the police training academy in Lahore, Pakistan has stopped the movement of Indian buses beyond the Wagah border for security reasons, an Indian official said today.

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Kirpal Singh's body handed over to India

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

The body of Indian prisoner Kirpal Singh, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Pakistani jail, arrived in India on Tuesday.

Three Pak smugglers shot dead; drug worth Rs 120 cr seized in Punjab

Three Pak smugglers shot dead; drug worth Rs 120 cr seized in Punjab

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Three Pakistani smugglers, carrying 24 kg of heroin worth Rs 120 crore in the international market, were shot dead by the Border Security Force on the Indo-Pak border as they were trying to sneak into Indian territory, BSF officials said in Attari on Saturday.

India to release 65 Pak prisoners

India to release 65 Pak prisoners

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

India will repatriate 65 Pakistani nationals, including three women, who are lodged in different jails of the country, as a goodwill gesture.

India warns Pak against firing of rockets

India warns Pak against firing of rockets

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

India on Monday told Pakistan to probe the incident of firing of rockets on its soil from across the border as such incidents posed a threat to civilian lives and properties.

Here's why this Pakistan cricketer is being trolled

Here's why this Pakistan cricketer is being trolled

Rediff.com23 Apr 2018

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali got trolled on social media after a video surfaced wherein the player can be seen indulging in bizarre antics at the Attari-Wagah border during the traditional flag-lowering ceremony.

Nasir returns home with an unfulfilled dream

Nasir returns home with an unfulfilled dream

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

Pakistani teenager Nasir Sultan, whose craze for a career in Bollywood landed him in a jail in Punjab, reunited with his father on Friday after being handed over to Pakistani authorities in Attari sans an unfulfilled dream of meeting his idol Shah Rukh Khan.

India, Pakistan on the road to peace

India, Pakistan on the road to peace

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

The road ahead will be long and winding and much resistance can be expected from the high-flying 'hawks' in our skies. But that should not deter the policymakers from planning a road map with the 'big picture' in mind, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

7 children killed as school bus falls in canal

7 children killed as school bus falls in canal

Rediff.com20 Sep 2016

The cause of the accident was the narrow bridge near the canal.

Few takers for more Indo-Pak trains proposal

Few takers for more Indo-Pak trains proposal

Rediff.com29 Sep 2008

The decision by India and Pakistan to scale up the number of freight trains between the two countries to five a day has not yet materialised due to lack of sufficient freight traffic between the two countries. At present, two freight trains each from Pakistan and India cross the border post at Attari and Wagah every day.

Indo-Pak ballet: Trade talks hit by NSA imbroglio

Indo-Pak ballet: Trade talks hit by NSA imbroglio

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The talks for normalising trade had begun in November 2011.

India to release 40 Pak prisoners on Saturday

India to release 40 Pak prisoners on Saturday

Rediff.com29 Jun 2007

Official sources said the prisoners, including 10 fishermen, will be handed over to Pakistani authorities at the Attari-Wagah border.

PM's childhood friend from Pakistan comes calling

PM's childhood friend from Pakistan comes calling

Rediff.com23 May 2008

Raja Mohammad Ali, a childhood friend of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, crossed the Attari border from Pakistan today, hoping to meet him after a gap of nearly six decades. Ali, in his late 70s, is carrying village soil and Punjabi jutis (footwear) for Singh. "I am sure he will spare some of his precious time for me," said Ali.Both had studied and played together in Gah village of Chakwal district in Pakistan's Punjab province.

India sets up visa camp in Lahore

India sets up visa camp in Lahore

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

The government had made all arrangements to issue visas to all relatives of the victims.

Railways suspends five following train blasts

Railways suspends five following train blasts

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

"Two clerks have been suspended late Monday evening on charges of improper maintenance of records of the tickets issued for the Delhi-Attari train," Chief PRO Northern Railway Rajiv Saxena said.

68 killed as blasts rock Indo-Pak special train

68 killed as blasts rock Indo-Pak special train

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

Lalu, who is leaving for Panipat by a special plane, said that two suitcases containing IEDs have been recovered from the site.