Retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah border to resume for public from May 21

Twelve days after the Border Security Force (BSF) halted the retreat ceremony at the Attari border on May 8 following Operation Sindoor, it is set to resume on Tuesday, BSF officials confirmed.

The ceremony will be held exclusively for media personnel on Tuesday at 6 pm, while the public will be allowed to attend starting from May 21.

The retreat ceremony will take place at all three Joint Check Posts (JCPs) of the Punjab Frontier.

The decision to scale down the ceremony last month came in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Notably, the BSF will not engage in handshakes with the Pakistan Rangers, and the gates will remain closed during the flag-lowering ceremony, as previously declared.

On May 8, the BSF had stopped public entry to the event at all three locations, citing concerns over “public safety.”

The decision was made a day after the commencement of Operation Sindoor, under which India destroyed nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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