BSF women to be part of Wagah drill

We had taken the unilateral decision to tone down the aggression during the drill a year back. Now Pakistan has also agreed to it, said IG,BSF,Himmat Singh.

BSF posted women on the border a year ago,but their duties were confined to routine patrolling and controlling crowds during the Retreat Ceremony. Now they will be directly participating in the drill. They have undergone rigorous training to perform the parade, a BSF officer said.

The ceremony that sees lowering of Indian and Pakistani flags just before sunset has been an attraction for years. Though it is a symbolic un-hoisting of flags,the drill had earned the tag of being one of the most aggressive drill of its nature witnessed anywhere in the world. Amid slogan shouting on both sides,guards paraded with an aggressive body language.