Attari Wagah border

ATTARI WAGAH BORDER NEWS

How many people crossed Attari-Wagah border after closure: Punjab health dept data provides an estimate

September 16, 2025 6:44 pm

Medical teams are administering polio drops to all people crossing the Attari-Wagah border since Pakistan is not polio-free.

11 Afghan trucks laden with semi-perishable goods stranded at Wagah, await Pak’s clearance

June 10, 2025 11:52 am

Traders in Afghanistan are reportedly coordinating with both the Afghan and Pakistani governments to complete the paperwork and resolve the issue.

Retreat ceremony resumes; BSF lets farmers access fields across fence

May 21, 2025 6:21 am

During the flag lowering ceremony, there were no handshakes between the BSF troops and Pakistani Rangers and the international gates on both sides remained shut during the flag-lowering process

India-Pakistan tensions hit tourism industry hard in Amritsar

May 09, 2025 9:40 am

With no timeline for its resumption, tour operators, guides and transport service providers find themselves jobless and without income.

Pahalgam attack fallout: Visas cancelled, farewells and tears on both sides of Attari border post

April 30, 2025 8:16 pm

The atmosphere is heavy with uncertainty as families such as Farheen’s, torn apart by paperwork and the border, struggle to come to terms with the sudden separation.

537 Pakistan nationals leave via Attari in 4 days as first deadline ends

April 28, 2025 8:09 am

A total of 850 Indians, including 14 diplomats and officials, have returned from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab in the past four days

‘Band, baaja, baraat’ but wedding in limbo: Indian groom stuck at Attari-Wagah border

April 27, 2025 1:38 am

The visa of Singh, a resident of Indroi village in Barmer district, is valid until May 12, giving the families a glimmer of hope that the wedding might still happen if the border reopens in time

With India setting deadline, Pakistan nationals flock to Attari-Wagah border to return home

April 24, 2025 4:17 pm

The Centre on Wednesday announced a raft of measures, including expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 and immediate shutting down of the Attari land-transit

The rise and rise of Amritsar: Better infrastructure, airport connectivity drive up tourists' attraction to city

September 12, 2023 7:56 am

Amritsar is witnessing an upswing — hotels in the city are almost always full and air passengers increased from over 10 lakh in 2015 to nearly 20 lakh in 2022. Those associated with the hospitality industry credit the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, that draws at least 1 lakh devotees from across the world per day, for this surge

India repatriates three Pakistani prisoners after completion of jail terms

March 27, 2022 12:05 pm

The prisoners are Sameera Abdul Rehman, Murtaza Asghar Ali and Ahmed Raja, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

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