In light of growing concerns about the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) situation, the Border Security Force (BSF) stated in an official statement on Thursday morning that it has decided to suspend public access to the Attari-Wagah border during the daily flag-lowering ceremony . The military display on the India-Pakistan border is also known as the “Retreat Hall” ceremony. Hundreds of citizens from the two countries witnessed it every day as they walked through the gallery to cheer for the soldiers participating in the exercise. The BSF statement read: “In view of the country’s Covid-19 situation and the latest guidelines issued by the Amritsar Magistrate’s Office, the BSF authorities have reviewed the situation and decided to stop the public from entering the JCP Attari to witness the “retreat ceremony”, which will take effect immediately .”
It is worth noting that due to Covid-19, after a suspension of 20 months from March 7, 2020, the daily flag-lowering retreat ceremony at the Atari-Wag border was only resumed in November last year. Now, in view of the once again surge in Covid-19 promoted by Omicron, military displays and military parades are once again banned from opening to the public. Wagah is an army outpost located on the India-Pakistan border between Amritsar and Lahore. I saw elaborate military parades held by soldiers from both sides. Symbol of cooperation.
Every evening, on the eve of sunset on the Wagah-Attari border, the ceremony begins with a roaring parade of soldiers from both sides, and ends with the lowering of the national flags of the two countries in perfect harmony. This kind of display is known internationally as a border ceremony called “TaiTaiTang”.
Similar parades were organized on the Mahavir-Sadqi border near Fazilka and the Hussainiwala-Ganda Singh Wala border near Firozpur.
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