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Pakistan - India Border @ Wagah

by ISI

Wagah (واەگه) is a little town famous town located in Punjab Province in Pakistan. It has a population of 50,000 people but it's main attraction is the border crossing. This town is the closest to the border crossings in both Pakistan and India. It is one of two road crossing between Pakistan and India the other being at the LoC between Muzzafrabad and Srinigar.

It is a ceremonial border, where, each evening, armed soldiers from each side of the border enact a particularly hostile parade while ... (more)

Wagah Border
Here you can see the Pakistan Rangers and the Indian Border Guards....

Wagah Border
There are two gates on each side; this one of 3 land crossings between...

Wagah Border
This border crossing is famous hillarious stunts the guards do of each...

Wagah Border
I couldn't do that...

Wagah Border
The flag-lowering cermony. Here too the two guards race to see which...

Wagah Border
Flags being lowered; the border closes until the following morning.

Wagah Border
You are now leaving Pakistan

Wagah Border
The gates are shut as people from both countries pile into the stands.

Wagah Border
Pakistan Shining!

Wagah Border
What better than to fly the green and white infront of the Indians!

Wagah Border
The daily Lahore-Delhi Express Bus Service crosses this border everyday.

Wagah Border
Pakistan Rangers walking towards the gates

Wagah Border
A Pakistan Ranger stands tall!

Wagah Border
Pakistanis and Indians leave the stands as the sun begins to set;...

Wagah Border
The ceremony might be over but the bus still has another 1 hour and 45...

article published 2/19/2006

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