Attari News
Indian Railways have various unique railway stations but Attari Shyam Singh Railway Station is an exception among Indian railway stations, as it requires passengers to show both a passport and visa to access the platform. This is due to its sensitive location near the India-Pakistan border.
Full Body Truck Scanner has been scrapped by the agencies concerned.
FBTS began functioning in September 2021, but it failed to detect contrabands.
FBTS was installed at a cost of around Rs 23 crore at Attari.
Zee Media team reached Attari, a village situated on the Indo-Pakistan border in Punjab, see what problems people there are facing due to being on the border, see in this special report.
Attari-Wagah will work as transit point
Health guidelines to be followed
On June 15, two staff members of the Indian mission, who are working as drivers in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, were detained for over 12 hours.
In the evening, the personnel on duty near the joint check post saw the man walking towards gate number 103 at zero line fence through the railway track. After which, they issued a warning to him and asked him to return. However, Gulnawaz refused to comply with the orders. In retaliation, the BSF personnel opened fire at him and he was shot dead.
The two countries have already agreed on visa-free travel of 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily throughout the year, without restrictions, based on their faith.
Feelings of national pride and of patriotism rang through a charged-up atmosphere at the Attari-Wagah border with Pakistan on Wednesday evening where a large number of Indians came to watch proceedings on the eve of Independence Day.
Indians came out in huge numbers to watch the Beating Retreat ceremony at the border.
The border guards of India and Pakistan exchange sweets on major festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and on nationally important days such as their respective Independence Days.
Pakistan has suspended Samjhauta Express services - one more jittery move in response to India revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
India and Pakistan are going to hold second meeting on July 14 to discuss the draft agreement for finalizing the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor. The first meeting related technical issues was held on 14th March on Indian side at Attari this time meeting will be held on Pakistan side in Wagha.
Kartarpur Corridor proposes to connect the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. The corridor is proposed to provide visa free passage to Indian pilgrims to visit holy site of Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone for construction of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on Indian side at Mann village in Gurdaspur district in Punjab on 26 Novmeber 2018. This has been a long pending demand of sikh community.
India and Pakistan are going to hold second meeting on July 14 to discuss the draft agreement for finalizing the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor. The first meeting related technical issues was held on 14th March on Indian side at Attari this time meeting will be held on Pakistan side in Wagha.
Kartarpur Corridor proposes to connect the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. The corridor is proposed to provide visa free passage to Indian pilgrims to visit holy site of Gurudwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone for construction of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on Indian side at Mann village in Gurdaspur district in Punjab on 26 Novmeber 2018. This has been a long pending demand of sikh community.
The encroached lands were donated to the Kartarpur Sahib by devouts like late Maharaja Ranjeet Singh and others.
Attari-Wagah joint check post on Indo-Pak border witnessed a lively and colourful Thursday evening as hundreds of people gathered on the Indian side of the border for the annual harvest festival celebrations of Baisakhi.
The witnesses are required to appear before a trial court at Panchkula in Haryana from July 4 onwards.
India on Wednesday released 39 Pakistani prisoners including 18 fishermen, after Pakistan confirmed their nationality.
Even as the situation in the border areas remain highly tensed, the Border Security Force on Monday allowed the farmers in the border areas to cross the fencing to harvest their crop.
The bus belongs to DAV Public School and the deceased students were in the age group of 10 and 15 years.
Border Security Force recovered 21 packets of heroin, a shotgun and three rounds of bullets in Attari sector.
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