No handshake at muted Pakistan-India border ceremony

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Attari: With the crowded soldiers who have raised the music of patriotism, it was a daily border ceremony between India and Pakistan.

But there was an important thing in the show that was missing. The usual symbol of cooperation was not made between the opposing soldiers.

On April 22, New Delhi has declined relations after accusing him of supporting a tourist target in Islamabad.

Islamabad rejected the claims, and after that the countries exchanged firing, diplomatic barb, expelled civilians – and ordered the closure of the border. The iron doors that separate both sides are closed.

“It fills you with just passion and patriotism,” said 17 -year -old Samarjit Singh, from the nearest Indian city of Amritsar.

Many people fear the threat of military rise in the coming days. For years, the border of Attari Wagah in Punjab has been a very popular tourist focus.

Visitors from both sides come to the soldiers who laugh at the puffing theater show from the chest of the pigmentry.

The numbers were silenced at the Sun Set Show on Saturday, but thousands of Indians still came to show their loyalty to their people.

Singh came with his friends from college, “At the same time for our country and soldiers, they were different and dressed.

The cheerful crowd still filled the door like a stadium around the doors, at least on the Indian side, where about 5,000 people on Saturday saw the fifth of the whole capacity.

There was only a small part of the support of the Pakistani side.

The daily border rituals have been widely tolerated over the decades, which has survived numerous diplomatic provisions and military confrontation.

54 -year -old Raina Devi and 70 -year -old PK Nath, tourists from Tazpur, India’s northeastern state of Assam, are part of a visit to the country.

The goddess said, “We are very excited to come here.” “We just wanted to see this event and experience passing on the border of Pakistan.”

Nath said that he and his group planned to visit a Hindu site in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Some of us are now a little scared about the security there,” he said.

Nath said he “fully supported” New Delhi’s decision to oust Pakistani citizens and close the border.

“You can’t send people here to kill here and still expect a response,” Nath said.

“We do not know what will happen next but we are confident that the government will do the right thing,” he added.

When the enthusiastic masters of the event promoted the crowd, the Indian soldiers in the red hats entered the closed gate, and their legs kicked-on the other hand, the Pakistanis did the same.

In addition to the event, Indian and Pakistani citizens have been crossing the border since the two sides canceled visas before India April 29 – tearing families with relations between the two countries.

Amritsar -based taxi driver, who regularly brings visitors to the event, said he was able to be able to see the spectacle.

He said, “There was no one who did not return to the affected and enthusiastic.”

“It was worth it,” said KT Ramesh, 57, from Kozicod, a southern state of Kerala, said. Ramesh said, “There was no shortage of emotion among our people.

“He” saw the anger “about the attack in Kashmir,” which I also talked about, from our hotel staff to a taxi driver and other tourists. “

“Everyone was talking about it,” he said. “We are not like a war but this time we should teach them a lesson.”