News for 'wagah-border'

India wants Indo-Pak visa rules eased

India wants Indo-Pak visa rules eased

Rediff.com31 Mar 2006

Easing the visa norms that more people could travel across the borders with lesser restrictions.

'Unauthorised' kabaddi team cannot use Indian flag in Pak, says AKFI

'Unauthorised' kabaddi team cannot use Indian flag in Pak, says AKFI

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) has written a letter to its Pakistani counterpart, asking it not to allow the "unauthorised" Indian team, which is under investigation by the Sports Ministry, to use the national flag during Sunday's final of the circle style World Cup.

Six Pak citizens repatriated

Six Pak citizens repatriated

Rediff.com13 Feb 2006

Six Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian prisons, including an 11-year-old boy, were Monday repatriated to their country through the Indo-Pak Wagah joint check post.

IM's tieup with Jandullah latest worry for Indian security agencies

IM's tieup with Jandullah latest worry for Indian security agencies

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Nearly 30 IM members are an active part of the terror group behind the suicide attack at Wagah, which is worrying Indian security agencies.

Third Indo-Pak road link now open

Third Indo-Pak road link now open

Rediff.com20 Jan 2006

The first Lahore-Amritsar bus has crossed the Joint Check Post at the Wagah border.

Reliance Info, Pak telecom co sign MoU

Reliance Info, Pak telecom co sign MoU

Rediff.com9 Jan 2006

Setting aside security concerns, state-run Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited has signed MoUs with India's telecom giant Reliance Infocomm to provide cable link between the two countries through the Wagah border

150 Hindu pilgrims stranded in Pak

150 Hindu pilgrims stranded in Pak

Rediff.com14 Nov 2005

150 Hindu pilgrims stranded in Pakistan

Pakistan expels Indian diplomat

Pakistan expels Indian diplomat

Rediff.com5 Aug 2006

Pakistan on Saturday expelled a senior Indian diplomat after holding him under detention and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

Is trade with Pakistan possible?

Is trade with Pakistan possible?

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

Pakistan sends back two Indian boys

Pakistan sends back two Indian boys

Rediff.com17 Aug 2004

Alamdin (14) and Shakeel Ahmed (12) had inadvertently crossed over to the Pakistan side from Kupwara border.

A village waits for its hero

A village waits for its hero

Rediff.com10 Aug 2004

Candlelight vigil on Indo-Pak border

Candlelight vigil on Indo-Pak border

Rediff.com13 Aug 2003

Peace buses deliver loved ones

Peace buses deliver loved ones

Rediff.com11 Jul 2003

The journeys marked the restoration of road link between India and Pakistan after 18 months.

Pakistan business delegation arrives in India

Pakistan business delegation arrives in India

Rediff.com4 Jul 2003

A 50-member delegation of Pakistani traders and businessmen arrived in India on Friday.

Pak releases 21 Indian prisoners

Pak releases 21 Indian prisoners

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

Pakistan had released them as a goodwill gesture a The release of prisoners from the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore coincided with Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh's four-day visit to Pakistan.

Trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service on Sunday

Trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service on Sunday

Rediff.com10 Dec 2005

Pakistan will hold the trial run of its bus on December 13.

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.

'Change my name if I don't make Pakistan better than India'

'Change my name if I don't make Pakistan better than India'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2018

Sharif, the PML-N prime ministerial candidate, said that Pakistan cannot become a great nation by voting leaders like Imran Khan who have made false promises to "our nation".

Pak keen to import cows from India

Pak keen to import cows from India

Rediff.com15 Sep 2005

Pakistan would discuss with the Indian government whether it would permit export of 5000 cows and buffalos, instead of meat through the Wagah border to meet the domestic demand.

Sugar ban sours Wagah trade

Sugar ban sours Wagah trade

Rediff.com30 Jul 2005

Kirpal Singh cremated, mystery remains over his death in Pak jail

Kirpal Singh cremated, mystery remains over his death in Pak jail

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

The heart and stomach were missing as they had been taken out during the first autopsy conducted at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore.

India gets down to implementing peace promises

India gets down to implementing peace promises

Rediff.com28 Oct 2003

New Delhi termed as 'unfortunate and not in keeping with the spirit of the peace efforts' the remarks of Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman on Monday that the peace package was a 'rehash and recycle' of offers made by Islamabad earlier.

Pakistan returns two Indian PoWs

Pakistan returns two Indian PoWs

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

In exchange, India returned to Pakistan four of its nationals -- a soldier and three civilians.

Pakistan trade delegation to arrive on Friday

Pakistan trade delegation to arrive on Friday

Rediff.com3 Jul 2003

In the midst of a political thaw, a large trade delegation from Pakistan is arriving in India, crossing the Wagah border on Friday, to discuss bilateral trade issues with the Indian businessmen.

Indian visa for Pakistanis above 65, below 12

Indian visa for Pakistanis above 65, below 12

Rediff.com21 Mar 2005

Eligible Pakistanis, for the two categories, have to cross the Wagah border by foot and then obtain the visas at Attari, the entry point to India, Indian High Commission in Islamabad said.

How India is celebrating Raksha Bandhan

How India is celebrating Raksha Bandhan

Rediff.com29 Aug 2015

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, many women and children came out to tie rakhis to their brothers.

Ahead of NSA-level talks, Pakistan blames India for terrorism

Ahead of NSA-level talks, Pakistan blames India for terrorism

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

The Pakistan interior ministry said the enemy on one hand, talks of friendship but also shells the civilians along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.

Expelled diplomats on both sides head for home

Expelled diplomats on both sides head for home

Rediff.com10 Feb 2003

India and Pakistan have expelled 5 officials from each other's high commissions.

Pakistan, Sri Lanka free jailed Indian fishermen before Modi's oath

Pakistan, Sri Lanka free jailed Indian fishermen before Modi's oath

Rediff.com25 May 2014

In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan freed 59 Indian fishermen of the eve of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

BSF not to exchange sweets with Pak Rangers at Attari this Diwali

BSF not to exchange sweets with Pak Rangers at Attari this Diwali

Rediff.com30 Oct 2016

This move by the BSF is in protest to the growing incidents of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control and the International Border.

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Crossing The World's Most Dramatic Border

Rediff.com29 Mar 2022

Today, the two countries, ruthlessly divided by the Radcliffe line that pierced their very heart, grapple with the political challenges of the present. Yet, when friendships develop there are no borders, observes Payal Singh Mohanka.

Pak girl finally meets fiancee

Pak girl finally meets fiancee

Rediff.com31 Oct 2003

Tahira Zahoor's marriage to Maqbool, a 30-year-old journalist, had been postponed after the December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament.

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

India seeks info on cause of Kirpal Singh's death from Pak

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

India on Wednesday asked its acting high commissioner in Islamabad to seek a meeting with the Pakistan foreign office in connection with the death of an Indian under mysterious circumstances in a jail there.

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Pak, India agree on majority of Kartarpur proposals

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

A Foreign Office official told PTI that the eight-member Indian delegation arrived in Lahore at 9.15 am (local time).